Sustainable development has become a central objective in national and international policy of development and the environment. Increasingly, it also marks international and national law. In this book, scholars in environmental law discuss legal theories of sustainable development and how it may be operationalized. The book also looks at topics related to its development in international law, European law, international trade law, investment law, and within the climate regime. Sustainable Development in International and National Law marks the 20th anniversary of the 1987 report of the "Brundtland Commission" which brought the concept of sustainable development to the forefront of the international agenda.
Author(s): Hans Christian Bugge (editor), Christina Voigt (editor)
Series: Avosetta Series vol. 8
Publisher: Europa Law Publishing
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 591
Sustainable Development in International and National Law; What did the Brundtland Report do to Legal Thinking and Legal Development, and Where can we go From Here? Edited by Prof. Hans Christian Bugge & Dr. Christina Voigt
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Contents
List of Contributors
part i. theoretical perspectives and legal thinking on sustainable development
chapter 1.1. 1987-2007: “Our Common Future” Revisited by Hans Christian Bugge
chapter 1.2. A Fundament and Two Pillars; The Concept of Sustainable Development 20 Years after the Brundtland Report by Gerd Winter
chapter 1.3. Theory for Sustainable Development; Towards or Against? by Staffan Westerlund
chapter 1.4. Sustainability and a New Concept of Liberty by Felix Ekardt
part ii sustainable development in international law
chapter 2.1. Sustainable Development in International Law by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
chapter 2.2. Between Process and Substance; Sustainable Development in the Jurisprudence of International Courts and Tribunals by Alan Boyle
chapter 2.3. Development – The Neglected Dimension in the Post-Rio International Law of Sustainable Development by Nico Schrijver
chapter 2.4. The Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities as Contributing to Sustainable Development through Multilateral Environmental Agreements by Tuula Kolari
part iii sustainable development and international trade and investment law
chapter 3.1. Sustainable Development in World Trade Law; A Short History by Markus W. Gehring
chapter 3.2. Any Steps Towards Sustainability in International Investment Agreements? A Study of BITs of Nordic Countries and the US–Chile Free Trade Agreement Concerning the Potential to Conflict with Health and Environmental Measures by Åsa Romson
chapter 3.3. Transparency, Participation and Accountability in International Economic Dispute Settlement; A Sustainable Development Perspective by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
chapter 3.4. Corporate Environmental Accountability as a Means for Intragenerational Equity; ‘Hidden’ Environmental Impacts in the North-South Conflict by Katinka Jesse and Marie-José van der Heijden
part iv sustainable development in ec law
chapter 4.1. Sustainable Development in EC Law by Ludwig Krämer
chapter 4.2. Sustainable Development and EU Waste Law by Nicolas de Sadeleer
chapter 4.3. EC Legislation on Public Procurement and Sustainable Development by Ari Ekroos
chapter 4.4. Bioenergy as Integration of the Sustainable Development Principle in Energy Policy; The Particular Case of EC Biomass Regulation by Catherine Banet
part v operationalization of sustainable development:integration, diversity and complexity
chapter 5.1. Sustainable Development: an Operational Principle?Lessons from the Spanish Experience on Intensive Urban Growth by Angel-Manuel Moreno
chapter 5.2. A Sustainable Criminal Law – Criminal Law for Sustainability by Eva Westerlund
part vi climate change, energy and sustainable development
chapter 6.1. Sustainable Development within the Climate Change Regime by Massimiliano Montini
chapter 6.2. Climate Change and the Mandate of Sustainable Development:Observations from a Legal Perspective by Christina Voigt
chapter 6.3. Balancing Exploitation and Protection of the Dutch North Sea; The Dutch Struggle with the Need For Wind Energy at Sea and a Legal Framework for the Protection of the Marine Environment by Kars de Graaf
