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Lehrende: Emily Marie Sipiorski
Veranstaltungsart:
Vorlesung
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
Sust. in Int'l Law
Semesterwochenstunden:
3
Credits:
6,0
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
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Kommentare/ Inhalte:
This course, taught by Dr. Emily Sipiorski, approaches sustainability in international law from three perspectives: 1) the historical emergence of the concept; 2) its legal significance; and 3) the evolving use and application of sustainability in international treaty law and jurisprudence. The course provides a foundation of international law to establish the basis and normative function of key concepts, including the role of treaties and customary international law. In this regard, issues regarding the relationship with domestic and regional legal systems will be explored to further understand the practical application of concepts and principles emerging out of the sustainability narrative.
In parallel with the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals that have articulated the general goals for sustainability, there is a growing recognition of human rights, the environment, and social standards emerging in international law. In particular, the International Court of Justice, the World Trade Organization, and investment tribunals have recognized the growing relevance of sustainability in decisions. Drawing on the development of the concept of sustainability generally in international law, specific spheres of international law and their interaction with the broader goals of sustainable development will be approached. Specific areas of discussion include renewable energy goals, the right to water, and social justice. The course will be interactive with students critically engaging with the core goals of sustainability through case analysis and hypothetical studies.
Lernziel:
Objectives:
· Students should acquire a broad understanding of the mechanisms and existing normative framework that complement and promote sustainability.
· Students should be able to critically assess the actors and actions within the concept of sustainability in international law.
Literatur:
Suggested Reading Materials:
Virginie Barral, ‘Sustainable Development in International Law: Nature and Operation of an Evolutive Legal Norm’ (2012) 23(2) European Journal of International Law 377
Edith Brown Weiss, ‘In Fairness to Future Generations and Sustainable Development’ (1992) 8(1) American University International Law Review 19
M.C. Cordonier Segger & A. Khalfan, Sustainable Development Law: Principles, Practices & Prospects (Oxford University Press 2004)
Duncan French (ed), Global Justice and Sustainable Development (Brill 2010)
Jorge E. Viñuales, ‘Sustainable Development’, in L. Rajamani, J. Peel (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford University Press, 2nd edn. 2019)
Cristina Voigt, Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law Resolving Conflicts between Climate Measures and WTO Law (Brill 2008)
Additional Readings:
Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia), ICJ, Judgment of 25 September 1997
CISDL (2005), What is Sustainable Development Law?, A CISDL Concept Paper, Montreal, at: http://cisdl.org/public/docs/What%20is%20Sustainable%20Development.pdf
International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (2017), The Obligation to Mobilise Resources: Bridging Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, and Economic and Fiscal Policies,
Official Journal of the European Union, C 210, 30 June 2017, Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission New European Consensus on Development - 'Our world, our dignity, our future'
Michael J. Trebilcock and Ronald J. Daniels, Rule of law reform and development: charting the fragile path of progress (Edward Elgar 2008)
United Nations, The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, A/RES/70/1 - Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 21 October 2015, at: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Type of exam: written exam
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