Sustainable Development Law Principles,

Drawing on international economic, environmental, and social law, this book provides a long-awaited coherent approach to the study of international sustainable development law. It establishes a set of principles for this emerging field, looks at case studies of implementation instruments and describes future directions for international sustainable development law.

Introduction

1

(14)

Sustainable Globalization?

2

(4)

Sustainable Development Law: the Book

6

(2)

Key Concepts in Public International Law

8

(7)

I. THE FOUNDATIONS

1. Origins of the Sustainable Development Concept

15

(10)

"Sustainable Development" Prior to Stockholm

16

(1)

The 1972 Stockholm UN Conference on the Human Environment, and the Stockholm Declaration

17

(1)

The 1987 "Brundtland Report"

18

(2)

The 1992 "Earth Summit", the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21

20

(2)

The 1997 New York UN General Assembly Special Session on Sustainable Development

22

(3)

2. Results of the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development

25

(20)

A Summary of the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development

31

(6)

A Summary of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

37

(8)

3. Sustainable Development in Policy and in Law

45

(6)

4. The Intersections of International Economic, Social and Environmental Law

51

(44)

International Economic Law

53

(17)

International Social Law

70

(8)

International Environmental Law

78

(17)

II. THE PRINCIPLES

5. Principles of International Law Relating to Sustainable Development

95

(80)

New Delhi Declaration of Principles of International Law Relating to Sustainable Development

99

(4)

The Principle of Integration and Interrelationship in Relation to Social, Economic and Environmental Objectives

103

(6)

The Duty of States to Ensure Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

109

(13)

The Principle of Equity and the Eradication of Poverty

122

(10)

The Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities

132

(11)

Precaution Regarding Human Health, Natural Resources and Ecosystems

143

(13)

The Principle of Public Participation and Access to Information and Justice

156

(10)

The Principle of Good Governance

166

(5)

General Observations from the Survey of Principles

171

(4)

III. THE PRACTICES

6. Case Studies of Innovative Instruments

175

(48)

Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs)

175

(12)

Regional Integration Agreements (RIAs)

187

(14)

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCRs)

201

(19)

Conclusion: Prospects for Further Integrating Human Rights Law in SDL

220

(3)

7. General Observations from the Case Studies

223

(4)

8. Addressing Implementation Challenges

227

(54)

Sustainable Development Governance

229

(15)

Sustainable Development Compliance-building

244

(28)

with Salim Nakhjavani

Conclusion

272

(9)

IV. THE PROSPECTS

9. Sustainable International Trade, Investment and Competition Law

281

(14)

with Markus W. Gehring

Sustainable Development in Economic Law

282

(5)

Future Research in Trade, Investment and Competition Law

287

(6)

Conclusion

293

(2)

10. Sustainable International Natural Resources Law

295

(16)

with Carolyn Deere

Why is Natural Resources Law Important Now?

297

(5)

Law and Integration: People, Planet and Prosperity

302

(2)

Improving Implementation Through Accountability: a Research Agenda for Natural Resources Law

304

(6)

Conclusion

310

(1)

11. International Human Rights and Poverty Law in Sustainable Development

311

(12)

with Sumudu Atapattu

Poverty, Human Rights and Sustainable Development

312

(6)

Governance and Institutional Structures

318

(1)

A Future Legal Research Agenda

319

(2)

Conclusion

321

(2)

12. International Health and Sustainable Development Law

323

(18)

with Maya Prabhu

The Historic Schism between International Health and International Law

323

(2)

Rationale for the Development of International Sustainable Health Law

325

(2)

An Opening for a New International Sustainable Health Law

327

(3)

A Future Legal Research Agenda

330

(9)

Conclusions

339

(2)

13. Sustainable International Biodiversity Law

341

(10)

with Jorge Cabrera Medaglia and Kathryn Garforth

Sustainable Biodiversity Law in Economic Regimes

341

(5)

Sustainable Biodiversity Law in Environmental Regimes

346

(3)

Sustainable Biodiversity Law in Social Regimes

349

(2)

14. Sustainable International Climate Change Law

351

(12)

with Xueman Wang

Equity and Climate Change Law

351

(12)

15. Crosscutting Issues in Sustainable Development Law

363

(2)

with Salim Nakhjavani and Maria Leichner Reynal

Conclusions

365

(8)

Sustainable Development Law: Looking Forward

365

(8)

Table of Treaties

373

(12)

Table of Declarations

385

(5)

Table of Cases

390

(5)

Recommended Resources

395

(24)

Index

419

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Sustainable Development Law Principles, Practices, and Prospects

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