International environmental law in the age of sustainable development: A critical assessment of the UNCED process Author Pallemaerts M. Journal/Series Journal of Law and Commerce | Vol. 15(2); 623 - 676; 54 p. Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-060659) Publisher | Place of publication University of Pittsburgh School of Law | Pittsburgh, PA, USA Language English Field of application International Subject Environment gen. Keyword Policy/planning Sustainable development International relations/cooperation Abstract This article assesses the results of the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED), and evaluates their implications for the future evolution of international environmental law. It focuses on the principal themes of the Conference and its related negotiation processes: (I) the general principles of international environmental aw; (II) the conservation and development of forests; (III) the conservation of biological diversity; (IV) the struggle for climate change; and (V) the struggle against desertification