The Cambridge Handbook of the Sustainable Development Goals and International Law

Jonas Ebbesson, Ellen Hey

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781108852906
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: International Law
• Index: Law

In 2015, the United Nations established seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that aimed 'to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all' by 2030. The chapters within this collection address each of these SDGs, considering how they relate to one another and international law, and what institutions could aid their implementation. Development has been a contentious topic since the decolonization period after World War II, and issues surrounding sustainable development are necessarily impacted by the multifaceted relationship between the Global South and Global North. Confronting the context and challenge of sustainable development, this collection outlines how the international economic system problematizes the attainment of the SDGs. Introducing a novel, cosmopolitan approach, this book offers new ways of understanding sustainable development and suggests potential solutions so that we might finally achieve it.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction: The Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030, and International Law
• 1 SDG 1: End Poverty in All Its Forms Everywhere
• 2 SDG 2: End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrion and Promote Sustainable Agriculture
• 3 SDG 3: Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages
• 4 SDG 4: Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All
• 5 SDG 5: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls
• 6 SDG 6: Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All
• 7 SDG 7: Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All
• 8 SDG 8: Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work for All
• 9 SDG 9: Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization and Foster Innovation
• 10 SDG 10: Reduce Inequality within and among Countries
• 11 SDG 11: Make Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable
• 12 SDG 12: Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
• 13 SDG 13: Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and Its Impacts
• 14 SDG 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development
• 15 SDG 15: Protect, Restore and Promote Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Sustainably Manage Forests, Combat Desertification, and Halt and Reverse Land Degradation and Halt Biodoversity Loss
• 16 SDG 16: Promote Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development, Provide Access to Justice for All and Build Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions at All Levels
• 17 SDG 17: Strengthen the Means of Implementation and Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
• Index