Sustainable development and international law Autor Lang W. (ed) Fecha 1995 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-053963) Editor | Lugar de publicación Graham & Trotman Ltd. | Sterling House, 66 Wilton Rd.,London SW1V 1DE, UK ISBN 1-85966-179-3 Páginas 319 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Desarrollo sostenible Descripción completa Resumen Contents: 1. Sustainable development: the contribution of international law; 2. The Rio process: marriage of environment and development; 3. Environmental equity: the imperative for the twenty-first century; 4. Sustainable development: general rules versus specific obligations; 5. International law in the field of sustinable development: emerging legal principles; 6. Active compliance management in environmental treaties 7. The development of multilateral mechanisms for monitoring compliance; 8. Management of environmental dispute: avoidance versus settlement; 9. Capacity-building in environmental law and sustainable development; 10.From Stockholm to Rio: the institutionalization of sustainable development; 11.Trusts for the earth: new international financial mechanisms for sustainable development; 12.Corporate strategies toward sustainability; 13.The role of NGOs; 14.Trade and environment: the case for and against unilateral actions; 15.Trade and environment: the PPMs debate; 16.Regional perspectives on trade and environment: the European Union; 17.From environmental protection to sustainable development: challenges for international law