The evolution of sustainable development in international law : inception, meaning and status / / Nico Schrijver.
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...
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| Superior document: | A collection of law lectures in pocketbook form |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Notes: | "Full text of the lecture published in July 2008 in the Recueil des cours, Vol. 329 (2007), pp. 217-412"--T.p. verso. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Early formation : sustainable development
- Sustainable development : consolidation in Rio and beyond
- Grounding of sustainable development in international law
- International law principles in the pursuit of fostering sustainable development
- Conclusions : the challenges to sustainable development and to its further evolution in international law.