Sustainability, law and public choice /

Sustainability, law and public choice /

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Author / Creator:Bándi, Gyula, author.
Imprint:[Netherlands] : Europa Law Publishing, ©2014.
Description:x, 205 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Sustainable development -- Law and legislation.
Environmental law, International.
Sustainable development -- Law and legislation.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10356546
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Other authors / contributors:Szabó, Marcel, author.
Szalai, Ákos, author.
Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, sponsoring body.
European Social Fund, sponsoring body.
ISBN:9789089521538 (pbk.)
9089521534 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:The book provides a general survey on the contemporary ideas of interpretation, focusing on sustainable development law. Ethical and legal fundamentals and the possible legal substance are presented.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Authors
  • Chapter 1. The Evolving Concept of Sustainable Development
  • 1. Introductory Remarks
  • 2. The Evolution of the Principle of Sustainable Development
  • 2.1. From Stockholm to UNCED
  • 2.2. UNCED 1992
  • 2.3. Report of the UN Expert Group
  • 2.4. ILA Principles on Sustainable Development
  • 2.5. IUCN Efforts
  • 2.6. Rio+20
  • Chapter 2. Ethics and Sustainability - A Catholic Vision
  • 1. Ethics and Sustainability - A Catholic Vision
  • Chapter 3. Sustainable Development in International Law
  • 1. The Concept of Sustainable Development in International Treaties
  • 1.1. Sustainable Development as a Mere 'Fig Leaf
  • 1.2. Sustainable Development as the Main Goal and Moral Backbone of the Treaty
  • 1.3. Environmental Agreements Acknowledging the Right to Economic Development
  • 1.4. Sustainable Development as an Environmental Constraint for an Economic Agreement
  • 1.5. Summary
  • 2. The Practical Efficacy of Agreements Including the Concept of Sustainable Development
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. The Examples of the Mekong River and Lake Tanganyika
  • 2.3. Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin
  • 2.3.1. The Mekong River Commission and the Possibility of Enforcing the Concept of Sustainable Development
  • 2.3.2. Assessment of the Potential of the Concept of Sustainable Development hi the Mekong Negotiations
  • 2.4. Practical Enforcement of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika
  • 2.4.1. The Background of the Convention
  • 2.4.2. Problems of Enforcing Sustainable Development in the Tanganyika Area
  • 2.5. Summary
  • 2.6. Issues of Sustainable Development before the International Court of Justice in the Hague
  • 2.6.1. The Case Concerning the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project
  • 2.6.2. Case Concerning Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay
  • 2.7. Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 4. The European Integration on Sustainable Development
  • 1. Environmental Policy and Legislation
  • 2. The Study Commissioned by the EC on the Law of Sustainability in 2000
  • 3. Sustainability and Development Strategies
  • 3.1. Cardiff - Integration
  • 3.2. Goteborg and Aftermath - SDS
  • 3.3. Lisbon Strategy - Material and Financial Issues, Growth
  • 3.4. Europa 2020, Sustainable Growth
  • 4. Sustainable Development in Primary Legislation
  • 5. Examples of Sustainability in Secondary Legislation
  • 5.1. Around 2000
  • 5.2. Financial Funds Since 2005/6
  • 5.3. Recent Examples
  • 5.4. Renewable Energy - RED Directive
  • 6. Judicial Practice and Sustainability
  • 6.1. Impact Assessment
  • 6.2. Public Procurement
  • 6.3. Energy (Biofuels)
  • 6.4. Cooperation with Developing Countries, Peace, Security and Rule of Law
  • 6.5. Support for Developing Countries
  • 6.6. Fisheries
  • 6.7. Rivers
  • 6.8. Plant Genetics
  • 6.9. Cogeneration Plant and Green Certificates
  • 7. Conclusions
  • Chapter 5. Sustainable Development Law in Legal Scholarship
  • 1. Sustainable Development Law in Legal Scholarship
  • 2. Resilience?
  • 3. Some Conclusions
  • Chapter 6. Why Do Nations Comply? Law and Economics of Enforcement in International Environmental Law
  • 1. Introductory Remarks
  • 1. First Party Enforcement
  • 1.1. Legitimacy Theory
  • 1.2. Managerial Theory
  • 1.3. Transnational Legal Process Theory
  • 1.4. Liberal Theory
  • 2. Second Party Enforcement
  • 2.1. Retaliation and Reciprocity
  • 2.2. Problems of Second Party-Enforcement: Multilateral Issues
  • 3. Third Party Enforcement
  • 3.1. Reputation
  • 3.2. Direct Enforcement
  • 3.3. Compliance Mechanism
  • 4. Why do Nations Contract?
  • 4.1. Cooperation
  • 4.2. Coordination
  • 5. Puzzle of Soft Law
  • 5.1. Vagueness
  • 5.2. Lack of Sanctions: A False Argument
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. Why Do Governments Comply? Public Choice of Enforcement in International and European Law
  • 1. Introductory Remarks
  • 1. Equilibrium in the Political Market
  • 1.1. Actors in the Political Market
  • 1.2. Interactions, Exchanges Among the Actors
  • 2. Comparative Statics
  • 2.1. Changes in Preferences of Voters
  • 2.2. Changes in the Personal Optimum of Politicians and Bureaucrats: External Sticks and Carrots
  • 2.3. Interest Group: Domestic Dynamics
  • 3. Conclusion

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