The evolution of sustainable development in international law
Subtitle: inception, meaning and status
By: Nico Schrijver.
Contributors: Hague Academy of International Law.
Series: Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law; Pocketbooks of the Hague Academy of International Law
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9789004174078
Subjects: Sustainable development -- Law and legislation; Environmental law, International
Notes: Cover title.

"Full text of the lecture published in July 2008 in the Recueil des cours, Vol.. 329 (2007), pp. 217-412"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-265)
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Early formation : sustainable development; title: Sustainable development : consolidation in Rio and beyond; title: Grounding of sustainable development in international law; title: International law principles in the pursuit of fostering sustainable development; title: Conclusions : the challenges to sustainable development and to its further evolution in international law.