The Law of Sustainable Development

This text is a legal dissertation on the issue of achieving sustainable development as defined in the Rio declaration (1992) and planned in Agenda 21, in other words as a combination of economic development and protection of the environment. Besides its legal aspect, sustainable development has clear scientific, economic and political dimensions. However the institution of sustainable development will acquire its specific form via the science of law and its applications by court decisions. This book combines theory and practice. The authors theoretical conclusions stem from his researches as professor of the science of large-scale systems and especially environmental systems, while the practical side stems from his experience as President of Section V of the Greek Council of State, the court that deals with problems of sustainable development.
 
This text is a legal dissertation on the issue of achieving sustainable development as defined in the Rio declaration (1992) and planned in Agenda 21, in other words as a combination of economic development and protection of the environment. Besides its legal aspect, sustainable development has clear scientific, economic and political dimensions. However the institution of sustainable development will acquire its specific form via the science of law and its applications by court decisions. This book combines theory and practice. The authors theoretical conclusions stem from his researches as professor of the science of large-scale systems and especially environmental systems, while the practical side stems from his experience as President of Section V of the Greek Council of State, the court that deals with problems of sustainable development.