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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.
Foreword; Biographies of the Authors and Contributors; Acknowledgements; About the CISDL; Introduction; I: THE FOUNDATIONS; 1. Origins of the Sustainable Development Concept; 2. Results of the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development; 3. Sustainable Development in Policy and in Law; 4. The Intersections of International Economic, Social and Environmental Law; II: THE PRINCIPLES; 5. Principles of International Law Relating to Sustainable Development; III: THE PRACTICES; 6. Case Studies of Innovative Instruments; 7. General Observations from the Case Studies; 8. Addressing Implementation Challenges; IV: THE PROSPECTS; 9. Sustainable International Trade, Investment, and Competition Law; 10. ustainable International Natural Resources Law; 11. International Human Rights and Poverty Law in Sustainable Development; 12. International health and Sustainable Development Law; 13. Sustainable International Biodiversity Law; 14. Sustainable International Climate Change Law; 15. Crosscutting Issues in Sustainable Development Law; Conclusions; Tale of Treaties; Table of Declarations; Table of Cases; Recommended Resources; Index
an essential read for anyone interested in the state of the global society Dr. Duncan French, University of Sheffield a stimulating and timely contribution to a vital debate D J Hughes, Environmental Law and Management, 17.5
