The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
Author: Jorge E. Viñuales
Publisher: Oxford Commentaries on Interna
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 721
ISBN-13: 0199686777
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The international community has long grappled with the issue of protecting the environment while encouraging social and economic development, often with limited results. The 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development was an emphatic attempt to address this issue, setting down 27 key principles for the international community to follow. This work provides a comprehensive examination of these principles and their subsequent implementation.