The existing approach of states to the global objective of sustainable development evinces a clear failure to address acts and conduct that are unsustainable in fundamental ways. Populations around the world are experiencing the contamination of their freshwater sources and critical ecosystems,...

For over a generation, government, business, and non-governmental organizations have been increasingly turning to “market mechanisms” to promote sustainable forestry around the world. In contrast to traditional “command and control” approaches in which governments require and enforce a...

This introduction situates the contributions to this special issue within the broader legal and scholarly developments that concern the relationship between public participation and climate governance. It begins by discussing the origins and scope of the principle of public participation in...

Sustainable development is a contested concept in international law. There is a general consensus on its core features, but disagreement remains as to its nature and status as a principle of international law. Such debates raise fundamental issues in legal theory that can be examined afresh in...