Sustainable Development Goals

Reviews / Votes

'A must read for those who aim to understand the limitations and potentialities of the SDGs. Using the lens of law, this volume presents a critical analysis of whether the SDGs, rooted in neoliberalism and anthropocentrism, will be able to realize the promise that ''no one will be left behind''. Or, as Long writes in his chapter, ''given that our world is unjust, and a more just world is possible, what role can the SDGs play in getting there from here?''.'
--Ellen Hey, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands'This book addresses the questions around the importance and relevance of the SDGs that many lawyers have often wondered but struggled to articulate. It is an honest and deeply interrogated account of the different perspectives on the SDGs and the emerging trend of ''governance through goals''. The editors are to be commended on their thoughtful arrangement of these discussions and views.'
--Olivia Rumble, University of Cape Town, South Africa

'The Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform our world. Although a drastic change in the way we use the Earth is urgently needed, the question arises whether the SDG's sufficiently facilitate such a transformation. This excellent new book, edited by the world's leading legal scholars in the broad area of sustainable development law, provides clear answers to that pressing question and is a must read for all academics and policy makers involved in steering human behaviour toward a more sustainable track.'
--Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University, the Netherlands