Sustainable Justice : Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Law

This book offers a cutting-edge scholarly discussion of judicial and legal methods to reconcile national and international economic, social and environmental law for sustainable development. A diverse anthology of perspectives from developed and developing countries, the book contains contributions from judges, international lawyers and other experts with a wealth of experience in the emerging field of sustainable development law. It presents negotiators, scholars and jurists with a lively, thought-provoking and highly current discussion of international legal debates related to sustainable development. The final part discusses future developments in sustainable development law, based on the results of three recent international processes. Sustainable Justice weaves a diverse and intriguing collection, reflecting a vigorous yet practical international legal debate of crucial importance to our common future Foreword • Harold H. Koh Table of Contents List of Editors, Contributors and Researchers Table of Treaties Table of Cases Table of Declarations List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction to Sustainable Justice • Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger & C. G. Weeramantry Part I: Sustainable Development in International and National Courts and Tribunals 2. Achieving Sustainable Justice through International Law • Judge C. G. Weeramantry 3. Fraternity: A Global Value Underlying Sustainable Development • Justice Charles D. Gonthier 4. The Doctrine of Sustainable Development • Justice U. C. Baneljee 5. Enforcing Socio-Economic Rights • Justice Albie Sachs 6. Human Rights in the Context of Sustainable Development • Justice N. J. McNally Part II: Integrating Economic, Social and Environmental Law in International Law and Policy (i) Social and Environmental Elements of Economic Law 7. Sustainable Development and Trade Law: Overview of Key Issues • Matthew Stilwell 8. Sustainable Competition Law • Markus W. Gehring 9. Corporate Social Responsibility: International Strategies and Regimes • Micheal Kerr & Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger (ii) Sustainable Management of Land and Water 10. Challenges for Sustainable Development Law on Desertification • Hama Arba Diallo 11. Land Tenure Reform in the Drylands: Hopes and Challenges • Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger; Chris Huggins & George Sikoyo 12. Water Tenure Reform and Public Access to Water as a Basic Need • Sumudu Atapattu (iii) Social and Economic Elements of Biodiversity Law 13. Global Access, Local Benefits: An International Regime? • Jorge Cabrera & K.athryn Garforth 14. The Seed Treaty and Equitable Benefit Sharing • Mary E. Footer & Emmanuel Opuku Awuku 15. When Biosafety Becomes Binding: The Cartagena Protocol • Kathryn Garforth (iv) Social and Economic Elements of Climate Change Law 16. Climate Change Law: Narrowing the Focus, Broadening the Debate • Duncan French 17. Counting Credits: Emissions Reduction Registries • Markus W. Gehring 18. Developing Global Climate Regimes • Xueman Wang (v) Human Rights, Development and Poverty Eradication 19. International Human Rights Law and Poverty Eradication • Sumudu Atapattu 20. International Human Rights Law and Levels of Financing for Development • Ashfaq Khalfan 21. Social Protest against Privatization of Water • Bronwen Morgan (vi) Health Law and Sustainable Development 22. Sustainable Development and the Right to Health • Sumudu Atapattu 23. The Tobacco Convention: When the WHO Meets the WTO • Maya Prabhu & Sumudu Atapattu 24. Health Care: Expanding the Discourse on Ethics and Health • Solimon R. Benatar Part III: Implementation of Sustainable Development Law (i) Participation, Transparency and Access to Justice 25. The Aarhus Convention: Promoting Environmental Democracy • Jeremy Wates 26. Public Participation in Americas Trade and Environment Regimes • Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger & Jorge Cabrera 27. Good Water Governance • Karin Krchnak (ii) Financing Sustainable Development 28. Financing Sustainable Development in the World Bank • Ko-Yung Tung 29. A Rights-Based Approach to International Financial Institutions • Jorge Daniel Taillant 30. Sustainable Livelihoods, Judicial Reform & Development Financing • Ashfaq Khalfan (iii) Compliance and Dispute Settlement 31. Dispute Resolution through the International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation • Xabier Ezeizabarrena 32. Sustainable Development in the Court of the Inter-American Human Rights System • Romina Picolotti & Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger Part IV: Future Directions for Sustainable Development Law 33. The New Delhi Declaration: Principles of International Law Related to Sustainable Development • Commentary by Nico Schrijver 34. Governing and Reconciling Economic, Social and Environmental Regimes • Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger 35. The International Jurists Mandate for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Law • Conclusions from the CISDL, UNEP, World Bank & IIA Conference Sustainable Justice 2002: Implementing International Sustainable Development Law in Montreal, Canada, June 14-16, 2002 Recommended Resources Acknowledgements About the CISDL Preface / Harold Koh -- Introduction To Sustainable Justice / Marie-claire Cordonier Segger, C.g. Weeramantry -- Achieving Sustainable Justice Through International Law / C.g. Weeramantry -- Fraternity : A Global Value Underlying Sustainable Development / C. Gonthier -- The Doctrine Of Sustainable Development / U.c. Banerjee -- Enforcing Socio-economic Rights / A. Sachs -- Human Rights In The Context Of Sustainable Development / N.j. Mcnally -- Sustainable Development And Trade Law : Overview Of Key Issues / Matthew Stillwell -- Sustainable Competition Law / Markus W. Gehring -- Corporate Social Responsibility : International Strategies And Regimes / Micheal Kerr, Marie-claire Cordonier Segger -- Challenges For Sustainable Development Law On Desertification / Hama Arba Diallo -- Land Tenure Reform In The Drylands : Hopes And Challenges / Marie-claire Cordonier Segger, Chris Huggins, George Sikoyo -- Water Tenure Reform And Public Access To Water As A Basic Need / Sumudu Atapattu -- Global Access, Local Benefits : An International Regime? / Jorge Cabrera, Kathryn Garforth -- The Seed Treaty And Equitable Benefit Sharing / Mary E. Footer, Emmanuel Opuku Awuku -- When Biosafety Becomes Binding : The Cartagena Protocol / Kathryn Garforth -- Climate Change Law : Narrowing The Focus, Broadening The Debate / Duncan French -- Counting Credits : Emissions Reduction Registries / Markus W. Gehring -- Developing Global Climate Regimes / Xueman Wang -- International Human Rights Law And Poverty Eradication / Sumudu Atapattu. By Marie-claire Cordonier Segger & C.g. Weeramantry, Editors ; With A Preface By Harold Koh. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xliii-lxxiii). "This book offers a cutting-edge scholarly discussion of judicial and legal methods to reconcile national and international economic, social and environmental law for sustainable development. A diverse anthology of perspectives from developed and developing countries, the book contains contributions from judges, international lawyers and other experts with a wealth of experience in the emerging field of sustainable development law."--BOOK JACKET