Sustainability and law : general and specific aspects

Sustainability and law : general and specific aspects / Volker Mauerhofer, Daniela Rupo, Lara Tarquinio, editors.

The book discusses sustainability and law in a multifaceted way. Together, sustainability and law are an emerging challenge for research and science. This volume contributes through an interdisciplinary concept to its further exploration. The contributions explore this exciting domain with innovativ...

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Other Authors: Mauerhofer, Volker (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Law and legislation.
Environmental law.
Sustainable development > Government policy.
Environmental law
Sustainable development > Government policy
Sustainable development > Law and legislation
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Main Objectives
  • 2 Main Themes
  • 3 Structure
  • 4 Issues Assessed Within the Thirty-Four Chapters
  • 4.1 Issues Related to General Aspects
  • 4.2 Issues Related to Specific Aspects
  • References
  • Part I: General Aspects: Basics of a Sustainable Development Law
  • Sustainable Development Law in (Only) One World: Challenges and Perspectives for Governance and Governments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Framework and Methodology
  • 3 Findings and Discussions
  • 3.1 Substantial Inter-national and Intra-national Fine-Tuning
  • 3.2 Organizations and ``Policy/Instrument Mixes ́́
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Designing Law for Sustainability
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Historical and Theoretical Roots of Sustainability
  • 3 The Ecological Core of Sustainability
  • 4 Why Regulation for Sustainability Is Needed?
  • 5 How to Design a Regulatory System for Sustainability?
  • 5.1 Beyond Reductionism
  • 5.2 Beyond Anthropocentrism
  • 5.3 Beyond Positivism
  • 5.4 Beyond Short-Termism
  • 5.5 Beyond Deregulation
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • The Laws of Sustainable Development
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Principle of Sustainable Development
  • 3 National Sovereignty Over Natural Resources
  • 3.1 Territory, Sovereignty, and ``The Global Commons ́́
  • 3.2 Territory, Jurisdiction and Environmental Policy
  • 3.3 Environmental Damage in One State Affecting the Territory of Another State
  • 3.4 Damage to the ``Global Commons ́́
  • 3.5 Environment and Ethics
  • 3.6 Environmental Damage Purely Situated Outside a Stateś Territory
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  • 4 The Principle of Preventive Action and the Precautionary Principle
  • 5 The Polluter Pays Principle
  • 6 Common But Differentiated Responsibility
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Reducing the European Unionś Environmental Footprint Through `Territorial Extension ́
  • 1 Introduction: Environmental Footprints
  • 2 The European Unionś Environmental Footprint
  • 3 Reducing the EUś Environmental Footprint
  • 3.1 The Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
  • 3.2 Unilateral EU Initiatives to Reduce its Carbon Footprints: From Environmental Footprint Pilots to `Territorial Extension ́
  • 4 Is Territorial Extension Lawful?
  • 4.1 The Court of Justice of the European Union
  • 4.2 The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation
  • 5 Appraising Territorial Extension in EU Law: Can the Concept of Complicity Help?
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Resilience: Is Sustainability Dead?
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Sustainable Management
  • 2.1 The Philosophical Basis for New Zealand Environmental Law
  • 2.2 The Meaning and Role of Sustainable Management
  • 2.3 Overall Judgment Approach
  • 2.4 Theoretical Framework for Resilience
  • 2.4.1 Principles and Constitutionalism
  • 2.4.2 The Global Pact for the Environment
  • 2.5 Implications for Sustainable Management
  • References

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