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Lawyers meet to argue case for sustainable development
SUSTAINABLE JUSTICE 2002 is being organized by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law in conjunction with ENVIROLAW 2002, a major conference to be hosted by South Africa’s legal community in Durban. ENVIROLAW 2002 will take place from 22-25 August 2002 and is officially endorsed by the organizers of the World Summit for Sustainable Development. Results of both conferences will be profiled there. Co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme, Sustainable Justice 2002 will assemble over 200 judges, lawyers, professors and other experts from governments and inter-governmental organisations, civil society associations, academic institutions, foundations and the private sector. It is expected that three of Canada’s leading federal government ministers will deliver keynote speeches. Other major speakers include:
The conference panels and workshops will focus on a range of key issues, such as: New legal mechanisms and instruments for implementing international law in the field of sustainable development Innovative measures for financing development that is both environmentally and socially sustainable Promoting an attitude of compliance with international agreements transparency, participation and access to justice Sustainable trade, investment and competition law Human rights and poverty eradication International sustainable development law as it relates to natural resources, biodiversity, climate change and vulnerability, and health Sustainable Justice 2002 will address a number of emerging questions, for example: How can climate change be slowed by changing rules on foreign direct investment? How can international measures to finance development contribute to poverty eradication? What is the relationship of the Biosafety Protocol on genetically modified organisms to the World Trade Organisation? How can international human rights help address environmental degradation? How can trade regulations promote safer transportation of hazardous chemicals? How can countries and companies across the Americas cooperate to ensure standards for mining that respect environmental limits and social priorities for participation? The conference will take place from 22-25 May 2002 at the International Civil Aviation Organisation in Montreal, Canada. Registration costs range from CDN $800 – $1800 per person; and sponsorships are available for a limited number of participants. The CISDL gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada as well as other sponsors and partner organizations. Further information on the conference may be obtained through the
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March 2002 - In May 2002, over 200 of the world’s top legal experts will
convene in Montreal, Canada to address key international issues of our day:
the environment, the economy, social justice, human rights, health, and the
inter-linkages among them. Sustainable Justice – Implementing International
Sustainable Development Law, organized by the Centre for International Sustainable
Development Law, will rally the resources and expertise of the global legal
community toward the World Summit for Sustainable Development to be held in
Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August through 4 September 2002 – ten
years after the “Rio Earth Summit”.