Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger is a Director of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law.Ashfaq Khalfan is a Director of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law.

an essential read for anyone interested in the state of the global society

• Foreword ; Biographies of the Authors and Contributors ; Acknowledgements ; About the CISDL ; Introduction ; I: THE FOUNDATIONS ; 1. Origins of the Sustainable Development Concept ; 2. Results of the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development ; 3. Sustainable Development in Policy and in Law ; 4. The Intersections of International Economic, Social and Environmental Law ; II: THE PRINCIPLES ; 5. Principles of International Law Relating to Sustainable Development ; III: THE PRACTICES ; 6. Case Studies of Innovative Instruments ; 7. General Observations from the Case Studies ; 8. Addressing Implementation Challenges ; IV: THE PROSPECTS ; 9. Sustainable International Trade, Investment, and Competition Law ; 10. ustainable International Natural Resources Law ; 11. International Human Rights and Poverty Law in Sustainable Development ; 12. International health and Sustainable Development Law ; 13. Sustainable International Biodiversity Law ; 14. Sustainable International Climate Change Law ; 15. Crosscutting Issues in Sustainable Development Law ; Conclusions ; Tale of Treaties ; Table of Declarations ; Table of Cases ; Recommended Resources ; Index