Despite their pervasiveness in treaties, treaty negotiations, international and domestic jurisprudence and scholarly works, there is still significant controversy as to the contents and legal nature of the foundational principles of international environmental law. With support from the Swiss National Science Foundation, members of C-EENRG have completed the first comprehensive study of these principles as formulated in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
Members active in this cluster:
Representative research outputs:
Dupuy, P.-M. and J. E. Viñuales, International Environmental Law (Cambridge University Press, 2015): http://www.cambridge.org/fi/academic/subjects/law/environmental-law/international-environmental-law-modern-introduction?format=PB
Viñuales, J. E. (ed.), The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. A Commentary (Oxford University Press: 2015): http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199686773.do
Cordonier Segger, M.-C. and A. Khalfan, Sustainable Development Law. Principles, Practices and Prospects (Oxford University Press, 2004): http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199276714.do
