Sustainable Development

Public Law

Towards a needs-oriented international development aid system

States have a duty to cooperate for international development. But how can this be achieved? Ways to implement the broad duty to cooperate under international law.

Tax Law and Economics

The importance of international investment law in driving sustainable development

How can tax incentives and penalties drive international investment to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals? Finding the right balance using these fiscal tools could optimise their impact.

A new era in climate change litigation starts with a case against Switzerland

A decision of the European Court of Human Rights regarding Switzerland’s climate policy, serves as a landmark for environmental protection. The ruling about violations of several human rights forms a clear signal to other states to step up their climate efforts.

Public Law

Due diligence legislation versus trade policy

The EU’s inconsistent approach towards sustainability treaties

Public Law

Sustainable development in India’s FTAs

Is India’s historical protectionism towards its European counterparts making way for a 'greener shade' of trade agreements?

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Lean, clean, and green?

An appraisal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s green approach to infrastructure projects. How environmentally sustainable is infrastructure development?

Public Law

Non-state actors and the fight for a sustainable future in a ‘neo-colonial’ investment system?

There is a need for a wholesale change to tackle the inherent imbalance, which harmfully impacts the environment and human rights.

Public Law

Reforming Technical and Financial Assistance for Environmental Protection: The Challenge of Plastic Pollution in the Ocean

Managing plastic waste is one of the biggest problems we face today, the severity and urgency of which is increasing. How can legal reforms, especially technical and financial assistance, address this?

Public Law

Time to level the playing field of multilateral trade: Rethinking the “differential” in Special and Differential Treatment