Stockholm Environmental Law and Policy Centre invited to a hybrid book launch on 16 September 2022, at 13.15- 14.15 CEST, with the editors and some contributors presenting their chapters, followed by a discussion. It was possible to participate either at Stockholm University, in relation to the Conference “Stockholm+50: International Environmental Law in Perspective”, or online.

The Handbook, co-edited by Professors Jonas Ebbesson and Ellen Hey, consists of a comprehensive introduction by the editors and one chapter for each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, placing them in the context of international law and institutions.

Book description at CUP:

“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.”

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