International environmental law in the age of sustainable development: A critical assessment of the UNCED process Auteur Pallemaerts M. Périodique/Collection Journal of Law and Commerce | Vol. 15(2); 623 - 676; 54 p. Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-060659) Éditeur | Lieu de publication University of Pittsburgh School of Law | Pittsburgh, PA, USA Langue Anglais Champ d'application International Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Relations internationales/coopération Politique/planification Développement durable Résumé 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