99159 - THE INTERNATIONAL LAW ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Since the 1987 Bruntland Report, the principle of sustainable development established itself as one of the distinctive features of the international community and national policies, until it led, in 2015, to the adoption by consensus, by the General Assembly of the United Nations, of the 2030 Agenda with its sustainable development goals (SDGs). Sustainable development and the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda are now recalled by the main international agreements - not only those relating to the environment, but also the treaties on trade liberalization and the protection of investments - while the protection of cultural heritage is recognized as an articulation of the very notion of sustainable development. Sustainable development and SDGs are increasingly referred to in the international case law (from the International Court of Justice to the adjudicating bodies of the WTO, and the arbitration tribunals on investments), and are placed at the basis of the formulation of national, regional and international policies, in particular the reform processes of the main international cooperation systems, starting with the World Trade Organization. The aim of this course is to provide the student with the knowledge of the impact of sustainable development on International Law and thus on our society, showing how economic development needs to be constantly combined with environmental protection and social progress, and through which tools this integrated approach may be achieved. The course will also illustrate the way in which the principle of sustainable development is considered and applied by institutions, administrations and judicial bodies, with the constant search for the systematic involvement of civil society.

Contenuti

Il corso "The International Law on Sustainable Development" si svolge in lingua inglese. Per il programma, occorre dunque consultare la versione inglese di questa pagina, al link https://www.unibo.it/en/teaching/course-unit-catalogue/course-unit/2022/480691

Orario di ricevimento

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