International Law And Sustainable Development

Author : Alan E. Boyle,David Freestone
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199248079

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International Law and Sustainable Development by Alan E. Boyle,David Freestone Pdf

International Law and Sustainable Development: Past Achievements and Future Challenges is a collection of essays that cover some of the most important contemporary issues in contemporary law relating to sustainable development, the utilization of natural resources, and the protection of theenvironment. Written by well-known experts on these topics who include judges of the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; legal advisers from international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Maritime Organization, and the Food andAgriculture Organization; and practitioners of international law, as well as some of the leading scholars writing on international environmental law and related subjects this book covers many of the major legal developments that have taken place since the United Nations Conference on EnvironmentalDevelopment held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.The contributors bring new perspectives on sustainable development as a legal principle, the role of the International Law Commission in codifying international environmental law, the protection of the marine environment following the entry into force of the 1982 UN Convention of the Law of the Sea,and the revolution in international fisheries law. The editors have ensured that the book covers a wide range of topics from Antarctica to small whales and the book will be of particular interest to those teaching or practising law of the sea and international environmental law.

Author : Nico J. Schrijver,Friedl Weiss
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004141735

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International Law And Sustainable Development by Nico J. Schrijver,Friedl Weiss Pdf

Schrijver (Vrije U., Amsterdam) and Weiss (U. of Amsterdam) have both served on committees of the International Law Association (ILA).

Author : Antoinette Hildering
Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789059720558

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International Law, Sustainable Development and Water Management by Antoinette Hildering Pdf

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Author : Nico J. Schrijver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047444466

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The Evolution of Sustainable Development in International Law: Inception, Meaning and Status by Nico J. Schrijver Pdf

Also available as an e-book In a relatively short time the concept of “sustainable development” has become firmly established in the field of international law. The World Commission on Environment and Development concisely defined sustainable development as follows: “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. This definition takes into account the needs of both the present and future generations as well as the capacity of the earth and its natural resources which by clear implication should not be depleted by a small group of people (in industrialized countries). The aim of this book is threefold : to review the genesis and to clarify the meaning of the concept of sustainable development, as well as to assess its status within public international law. Furthermore, it examines the legal principles that have emerged in the pursuit of sustainable development. Lastly, it assesses to what extent the actual evolution of law demonstrates the balance and integration with all pertinent fields of international law as urged by the Rio, Johannesburg, and World Summit documents. This is the second volume in the Hague Academy of International Law Pocket Book series; it contains the text of the course given at the Hague Academy by Professor Schrijver.

Author : Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781784717278

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Sustainable Development in International Law Making and Trade by Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi Pdf

This timely book provides an accessible insight into how the concept of sustainable development can be made operational through its translation into legal terms. Understood as a multidimensional legal principle, sustainable development facilitates coherent international law making. Using this notion as an analytical lens on the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, the book considers the unresolved question of what a sustainable and coherent agricultural trade agreement could look like.

Author : Duncan French
Publisher : Juris Publishing, Inc.
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015060645499

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International Law and Policy of Sustainable Development by Duncan French Pdf

It is now generally accepted that sustainable development has become a central objective of the international community. This text examines the politics and history of the term, before moving on to analyse relevant principles of international law in this context.

Author : Christina Voigt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004166974

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Sustainable Development As a Principle of International Law by Christina Voigt Pdf

This volume provides a framework for the doctrinal foundation of sustainable development as a principle of integration in international law. The work departs from the fragmented nature of the international legal system, a system that lacks integrative principles for creating coherent relations between, for example, the international trade regime of the WTO and multilateral environmental agreements. The specific focus is on a legal analysis of potential normative conflicts between climate measures as regulated by the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, in particular the flexibility instruments of international emissions trading and the Clean Development Mechanism, and the rules of the WTO. Attention is then given to the application of sustainable development as a principle of integration in relation to these conflicts. The book takes on several important, timely and demanding tasks related to the urgent global challenge of climate change and the capacity of international law to deal with complex and multifaceted issues. It addresses in particular: a [ The relations between various international legal regimes, especially between international trade law and climate law, a [ The legal status of sustainable development as a principle of international law, and a [ The analysis of interpretative methods and of principles that may serve to address conflicts between rules pertaining to different legal regimes. Here, integration as part of legal reasoning becomes particularly relevant.

Author : Alistair Rieu-Clarke
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843390756

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International Law and Sustainable Development by Alistair Rieu-Clarke Pdf

Implementing the goal of sustainable development has long been heralded as the means by which the needs of both present and future generations can be met. However, finding a long-term balance between economic, social and environmental interests, the basic tenet of sustainable development, has proved largely illusive in practice. This book shows that while a number of legal frameworks to help promote the goal of sustainable development have been proposed at the international level they fail to fully capture the essence of sustainable development and international law's capacity to support its implementation. The book offers a critical analysis of past attempts to develop legal frameworks for promoting sustainable development at the international level, and advocates for a fresh approach based on lessons learnt from the law of international watercourses. The book is divided into four sections. The first section includes an overview of the topic area and an understanding of international law. In section two the book explores the meaning of sustainable development and considers the term's relationship with international law. A detailed analysis of how the law of international watercourses seeks to reconcile competing economic, social and environmental interests is carried out in section three. The book concludes with a section advocating the need for a fresh approach to international law and sustainable development and offering the foundations for this approach based on lessons learnt from the law of international watercourses.

Author : Dire Tladi
Publisher : PULP
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Environmental law, International
ISBN : 9780958509794

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Sustainable Development in International Law by Dire Tladi Pdf

Author : Kirk W. Junker,Paolo Davide Farah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000472431

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Globalization, Environmental Law, and Sustainable Development in the Global South by Kirk W. Junker,Paolo Davide Farah Pdf

This volume examines the impact of globalization on international environmental law and the implementation of sustainable development in the Global South. Comprising contributions from lawyers from the Global South or who have experience in the Global South, this volume is organized into three parts, with a thematic inquiry woven through every chapter to ask how law can enable economies that can be sustained, given the limited carrying capacity of the earth. Part I describes and characterizes the status quo of environmental and economic problems in the Global South during the process of globalization. Some of those problems include redistribution of environmental burden on the public through over-reliance on the state in emerging economies and the transition to public-private partnerships, as well as extreme uncontrolled economic expansion. Building on Part I, Part II takes an international perspective by presenting some tools that are in place during the process of globalization that lead to friction and interfaces between developed and developing economies in environmental law. Recognizing the impossibility of a globalized Northern economy, the authors in Part III present some alternatives through framework ideas of human and civil rights, environmental rights, and indigenous persons’ rights, as well as concrete and specific legal tools to strengthen justice and rule of law institutions. The book gives new perspectives to familiar approaches through concrete examples by professional practitioners and theoretical discourse by academic researchers, and can thereby form the basis for changes in practices, as well as further discussions and comparisons. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental law, sustainable development, and globalization and international relations, as well as legal professionals and practitioners.

Author : Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger,Judge C.G. Weeramantry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317670001

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Sustainable Development Principles in the Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger,Judge C.G. Weeramantry Pdf

The 2002 New Delhi Declaration of Principles of International Law relating to Sustainable Development set out seven principles on sustainable development, as agreed in treaties and soft-law instruments from before the 1992 Rio ‘Earth Summit’ UNCED, to the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, to the 2012 Rio UNCSD. Recognition of the New Delhi principles is shaping the decisions of dispute settlement bodies with jurisdiction over many subjects: the environment, human rights, trade, investment, and crime, among others. This book explores the expanding international jurisprudence incorporating principles of international law on sustainable development. Through chapters by respected experts, the volume documents the application and interpretation of these principles, demonstrating how courts and tribunals are contributing to the world’s Sustainable Development Goals, by peacefully resolving disputes. It charts the evolution of these principles in international law from soft law standards towards recognition as customary law in certain instances, assessing key challenges to further judicial consideration of the principles, and discussing, for instance, how their relevance for compliance and disputes related to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. The volume provides a unique contribution of great interest to law and policy-makers, judges, academics, students, civil society and practitioners concerned with sustainable development and the law, globally.

Author : Manjiao Chi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317284222

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Integrating Sustainable Development in International Investment Law by Manjiao Chi Pdf

The current international investment law system is insufficiently compatible with sustainable development. To better address sustainable development concerns associated with transnational investment activities, international investment agreements should be made more compatible with sustainable development. Integrating Sustainable Development in International Investment Law presents an important systematic study of the issue of sustainable development in the international investment law system, using conceptual, normative and governance perspectives to explore the challenges and possible solutions for making international investment law more compatible with sustainable development. Chi suggests that to effectively address the sustainable development concerns associated with transnational investment activities, the international investment agreements system should be reformed. Such reform should feature redesigning the provisions of the agreements, improving the structure of international investment agreements, strengthening the function of soft law, engaging non-state actors and enhancing the dispute settlement mechanism. The book is primarily aimed at national and international treaty and policy-makers, lawyers and scholars. It is also suitable for graduate students studying international law and policy-making.

Author : Peter Orebech,Fred Bosselman,Jes Bjarup,David Callies,Martin Chanock,Hanne Petersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521859257

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The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development by Peter Orebech,Fred Bosselman,Jes Bjarup,David Callies,Martin Chanock,Hanne Petersen Pdf

For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources. Customary law consists of underlying social norms that may become the acknowledged law of the land. The key to determining whether a custom constitutes customary law is whether the public acts as if the observance of the custom is legally obligated. While the use of customary law does not always produce sustainability, the study of customary methods of resource management can produce valuable insights into methods of managing resources in a sustainable way.

Author : Sébastien Jodoin,Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107245068

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Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice, and Treaty Implementation by Sébastien Jodoin,Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger Pdf

Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice, and Treaty Implementation provides a serious and timely perspective on the relationship between two important and dynamic fields of international law. Comprising chapters written by leading academics and international lawyers, this book examines how the principles and practices of international criminal law and sustainable development can contribute to one another's elaboration, interpretation and implementation. Chapters in the book discuss the potential and limitations of international criminalization as a means for protecting the basic foundations of sustainable development; the role of existing international crimes in penalizing serious forms of economic, social, environmental and cultural harm; the indirect linkages that have developed between sustainable development and various mechanisms of criminal accountability and redress; and innovative proposals to broaden the scope of international criminal justice. With its rigorous and innovative arguments, this book forms a unique and urgent contribution to current debates on the future of global justice and sustainability.

Author : Hans Christian Bugge,Christina Voigt
Publisher : ISBS
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9076871841

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Sustainable Development in International and National Law by Hans Christian Bugge,Christina Voigt Pdf

"This book investigates the concept of sustainable development, its understanding in legal theory and its implementation and enforcement in international law and domestic legal systems." --introd.