Principles of Sustainable Development in the Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor of International Law, Mofid University, Qom,Iran.

2 International Law (LLM), Qom University , Qom,Iran.

Abstract

The concept of sustainable development has gradually entered the realms of politics and economy. This concept has achieved  the interest of the international community and has gained widespread acceptance in the last two decades of the twentieth Century.  The development of this concept in the context of various regional and international treaties, had announced its entrance into the field of international law. The International Law Association, in 2002, adopted the Delhi Declaration, in which seven international law principles of sustainable development were defined. The International Court of Justice, 5 years after the adoption of the Rio Declaration used the concept of sustainable development in its arguments in the case concerning Gabcikovo-Nagymaros project and revealed some normative elements of this concept.  The decisions and judgements of the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea show a significant alignment in reference to the principles of sustainable development. Positive approach of these courts for the rights of future generations, while defending the interests of the current generation, shows that the status of the principles of sustainable development have been  established in the case law of the two institutions.

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Comparative Law Review
Volume 8, Issue 2
Autumn & Winter
October 2018
Pages 799-819

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