In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This historic document constituted a transformative 'plan for action for people, planet and prosperity' with regards to the sustainable development efforts of all countries.
The Sustainable Development Goals serves as an expert compendium, the most authoritative ready-reference tool for anyone interested in the SDGs. Each chapter comprises a detailed target-by-target analysis of one of the SDGs, including a methodical analysis of the preparatory proceedings that shaped each goal in its present form, an exhaustive examination of their content, and a critical assessment from an international law perspective.
This commentary provides readers with the most up-to-date information on normative and legal questions arising from the incorporation of the SDGs into the international economic, social, and environmental legal frameworks, and on their implementation status. Scholars, practitioners, and those interested in the fields of law, politics, development, economics, environmental studies, and global governance will find this book a must-read.
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This comprehensive work on the SDGs offers an excellent foundation for in-depth research on the individual SDGs, but also on the 2030 Agenda in its entirety. Beyond the concrete proposals for promoting sustainable development by the individual authors, the work also includes inspiration for future policy-making. * Prof. Dr. Charlotte Sieber-Gasser, NR -Nachhaltigkeitsrecht *
1: Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer: End poverty in all its forms
everywhere
2: Elif Askin: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture
3: Christina Binder, Jane Hofbauer: Ensure healthy lives and promote
well-being for all at all ages
4: Jane Kotzmann, Morgan Stonebridge, and John R Morss: Ensure inclusive and
equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for
all
5: Rangita de Silva de Alwis: Achieve gender equality and empower all women
and girls
6: Owen McIntyre: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and
sanitation for all
7: Francesco Seatzu, Katerina Akestoridi: Ensure access to affordable,
reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8: Francesco Seatzu, Katerina Akestoridi: Promote sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work
for all
9: P. Sean Morris: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and
sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation
10: Johanna Aleria Lorenzo: Reduce inequality within and among countries
11: Hannah Birkenkötter: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable
12: Katerina Mitkidis, Adriana Sefcikova: Ensure sustainable consumption and
production patterns
13: Francesca Romanin Jacur: Take urgent action to combat climate change and
its impacts
14: Christos Kypraios, Irini Fasia: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas, and marine resources for sustainable development
15: Frederic Perron-Welch, Jorge Cabrera, Dario Piselli, Alexandra Goodman,
Aleksandra Spasevski: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of
terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification,
and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
16: Tom Kabau: 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: Andreas Rechkemmer, Damilola S. Olawuyi: Strengthen the means of
implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable
development
Ilias Bantekas is Professor of Transnational Law at Hamad bin Khalifa University (Qatar Foundation), Adjunct Professor of international law at Georgetown University, Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service and Senior Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) University of London. He has advised private clients, charities, governments, and inter-governmental organisations (UN, UNDP, EU, Council of Europe and others) in most fields of international law and transnational contracts. He also serves as arbitrator in international commercial disputes.
Francesco Seatzu is Chair of International Law at the University of Cagliari. He has been Visiting Scholar and Professor in several universities, most recently the University of Huelva (2017), the University of Murcia (2018), and the University of Donostia-San Sebastian (2019). He is a Member of the Doctoral School of International and EU Law of the State University of Milano, the CIDOIE and the Italian Society of International Law.
Katerina Akestoridi was a Teaching Associate at Université Catholique de Lille during the first semester of the academic year 2021-2022 while she also held a Fellowship at the Faculties of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Cagliari, Italy. She has practiced law in Athens, Greece and consulted in the NGO sector (IBAHRI and EHRAC). Her current research focuses on the accountability of non-state actors for sustainable development and the nexus between the Sustainable Development Goals and International Law.
