International Legal Protection of Wild Fauna in Context of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Jana Koprlová

In: Societas et iurisprudentia • 2019 • Volume 7 • Issue 1 • Pages 138-165 • ISSN 1339-5467

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to introduce and to clarify the issue of international legal protection of migratory species of wild fauna in the context of its determining, the only global convention aimed at protection of migratory species of wild animals, their habitats and migratory routes, which is the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the so-called Bonn Convention. The paper defines the background of its adoption, the essential characteristics, the essence of its functioning, the protection system embedded in it as well as its fundamental bodies, while clarifying the underlying key pillars of its effective functioning.

Key Words: International Public Law; Protection of Wild Fauna; Protection of Migratory Species; Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals; International Community.

URL: https://sei.iuridica.truni.sk/archive/2019/01/SEI-2019-01-Studies-Koprlova-Jana.pdf

Bibliographic Citation

KOPRLOVÁ, J. Medzinárodnoprávna ochrana voľne žijúcich živočíchov v kontexte Dohovoru o ochrane sťahovavých druhov voľne žijúcich živočíchov. Societas et iurisprudentia [online]. 2019, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 138-165 [cit. 2020-01-01]. ISSN 1339-5467. Available at: https://sei.iuridica.truni.sk/medzinarodny-vedecky-casopis/archiv/cislo-2019-01/medzinarodnopravna-ochrana-volne-zijucich-zivocichov-v-kontexte-dohovoru-o-ochrane-stahovavych-druhov-volne-zijucich-zivocichov/.