Contents
Foreword to the 1st edition
Introduction
Chapter One: The Meaning of Sustainability
Chapter Two: The Principle of Sustainability
Chapter Three: Ecological Justice
Chapter Four: Ecological Human Rights and Constitutions
Chapter Five: The State as Environmental Trustee
Chapter Six: Governance for Sustainability
Bibliography
Index
Klaus Bosselmann is Professor of Law and Director of the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Ethics Specialist Group and Co-Chair of the Global Ecological Integrity Group. For his pioneering work on ecological approaches to law, policy and governance he received numerous awards including the Inaugural Senior Scholarship Prize of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, the global professional organization of environmental law scholars.
An absolutely essential reading for all who are interested in
understanding the historical, conceptual and ethical roots of the
principle of sustainability, with a view to promote its correct and
meaningful application in contemporary international environmental
law and governance. Its sheds a clear light on the true nature of
sustainability and its paramount role to respect and maintain the
Earth’s ecological integrity. Prof. Massimiliano Montini,
University of Siena (Italy).Klaus Bosselmann continues his
tradition of excellent scholarship in probing the origins and
contemporary relevance of sustainability by comprehensive reference
to international law and policy, and national implementing regimes.
The new edition reveals why sustainability remains a core value to
guide law and governance in its pursuit of ethics and justice, and
how the principle may be aligned to resilience, integration, human
rights, and environmental constitutionalism. It provides a
compelling account of an important dimension to the ecological
condition of humanity. Professor Lee Godden (PhD, MA, B.Leg S, BA
Hons), Director, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental
Law, Melbourne Law School.
An absolutely essential reading for all who are interested in
understanding the historical, conceptual and ethical roots of the
principle of sustainability, with a view to promote its correct and
meaningful application in contemporary international environmental
law and governance. Its sheds a clear light on the true nature of
sustainability and its paramount role to respect and maintain the
Earth’s ecological integrity. Prof. Massimiliano Montini,
University of Siena (Italy)Klaus Bosselmann continues his tradition
of excellent scholarship in probing the origins and contemporary
relevance of sustainability by comprehensive reference to
international law and policy, and national implementing regimes.
The new edition reveals why sustainability remains a core value to
guide law and governance in its pursuit of ethics and justice, and
how the principle may be aligned to resilience, integration, human
rights, and environmental constitutionalism. It provides a
compelling account of an important dimension to the ecological
condition of humanity. Professor Lee Godden (PhD, MA, B.Leg S, BA
Hons), Director, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental
Law, Melbourne Law School.
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