Louis J. Kotzé

Duncan French

Building on the previously established Millennium Development Goals, which ran from 2000-2015, the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the UN with a roadmap for development until 2030. This topical book explores the associated legal and normative implications of these SDGs, which in themselves are not legally binding.

Law, Theory and Implementation

Sustainable Development Goals

This comprehensive Research Handbook is the first study to link law and Earth system science through the epistemic lens of the planetary boundaries framework. It critically examines the legal and governance aspects of the framework, considering not only each planetary boundary, but also a range of systemic issues, including the ability of law to keep us within the planetary boundaries’ safe operating space.

Research Handbook on Law, Governance and Planetary Boundaries

Louis J Kotzé

Alexander R. Paterson

This important book investigates the environmental legal frameworks, court structures and relevant jurisprudence of nineteen countries, representing legal systems and legal cultures from a diverse array of countries situated across the globe. In doing so, it distils comparative trends, new developments, and best practices in adjudication endeavours, highlighting the benefits and shortcomings of the judicial approach to environmental governance.

Comparative Perspectives

The Role of the Judiciary in Environmental Governance

Thilo Marauhn

In Transboundary Governance of Biodiversity, African and European specialists provide a critical and comprehensive analysis of the international and regional regulatory frameworks and associated issues pertaining to the transboundary governance of biodiversity.

Louis J. Kotzé

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