The evolution of sustainable development in international law : inception, meaning and status /
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Author / Creator: | Schrijver, Nico, 1954- |
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Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 2008. |
Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages). |
Language: | English |
Series: | Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11169671 |
Other authors / contributors: | Hague Academy of International Law. |
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ISBN: | 9789047444466 9047444469 9004174079 9789004174078 |
Notes: | Cover title. "Full text of the lecture published in July 2008 in the Recueil des cours, Vol. 329 (2007), pp. 217-412"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-265). Print version record. |
Summary: | In a relatively short time the concept of "sustainable development" has become firmly established in the field of international law. The World Commission on Environment and Development concisely defined sustainabledevelopment as follows: "development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". This definition takes into account the needs of both the present and future generations as well as the capacity of the earth and its natural resources which by clear implication should not be depleted by a small group of. |
Other form: | Print version: Schrijver, Nico, 1954- Evolution of sustainable development in international law. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 2008 9004174079 |
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