Sustainability and Law

The book discusses sustainability and law in a multifaceted way. Together, sustainability and law are an emerging challenge for research and science. This volume contributes through an interdisciplinary concept to its further exploration. The contributions explore this exciting domain with innovative ideas and replicable approaches. It combines a variety of authors, from both the public and the private sectors, and thereby guarantees a broad view that enshrines the more theoretical arguments from the academic side as well as stronger practical applicable perspectives. The book provides space for thoughtful expansions of established theories as well as the hopeful emergence of innovative ideas. Moreover, the combination of three to five contributions into the eleven parts respectively aims toward a compression of like minded thoughts. This should lead to an intensification of exchange of viewpoints from different angles on a similar theme. Readers therefore also have the opportunity toconcentrate on single chapters, but receive comprised knowledge and a variety of thoughts for new ideas on a particular theme.

1. Introduction.- 2. General Aspects: Basics of a Sustainable Development Law.-  3. General Aspects:  Degrowth and the Rebound Effect.- 4. General Aspects: Corporate responsibility practices & product policy.- 5.General Aspects: Corporate social responsibility & reporting.- 6.General Aspects: Human Rights, Non-Governmental Organizations and Public Participation in Environmental Matters.-  7. General Aspects: Sustainable Development Goals, Governance and Practice.-  8. Specific Aspects: Biodiversity - Private Lands, Access and Benefit Sharing and Indigenous Peoples Knowledge.-  9. Specific Aspects: Law of the Sea, Marine MEAs and Ocean regulation.- 10.Specific Aspects: Climate Change - Tort Liability, Biofuels, Local Politics and Carbon Capture.- 11. Specific Aspects: Invasive Alien Species.- 12. Specific Aspects: Ecosystem Services.- 13. Specific Aspects: Food - localized rights, transboundary water/energy nexus and urban gardens.- 14. Volker Mauerhofer, Daniela Rupo, Lara Tarquino, Conclusions.