Sustainable Development in the European Union

Table of Contents

Table of cases *

Table of EU Secondary Legislation *

Table of Other Authorities *

Chapter One *

Introduction *

The structure of this book *

CHAPTER 2 *

Sustainable Development: Concept, Principles, and Practice *

The Concept of Sustainable Development: Its Evolution on the International Plane *

Sustainable Development: Contest and Debate of Meaning *

Sustainable Development: Legal Context and Application *

Precautionary Principle *

The Polluter Pays Principle *

Public Participation *

The International Context of Sustainable Development *

Conclusion *

Chapter Three *

Sustainable Development and General Principles of EU Law *

Principled-based sustainable development in EU Law *

General Principles in EU Law and sustainable development *

Subsidiarity as a general principle in EU law *

Proportionality as a general principle in EU law *

EU Sustainable development in subsidiarity and proportionality: Legal procedural impact *

The legal effect of EU principle-based sustainable development *

Sustainability in Subsidiarity and Proportionality: procedural impact *

Conclusion *

Chapter Four *

The Precautionary Principle and Sustainability in EU Environmental Protection *

Precautionary Approach to Environmental Protection *

EU Environmental protection and Precaution - law, policy and practice *

Conclusion *

Chapter Five *

The polluter pays principle: Economic Aspects of Sustainability the EU *

The Polluter Pays Principle and Sustainable Development *

The Polluter Pays and Economic regulation in EU law, policy and practice *

The Polluter Pays in EU law and policy *

The Polluter Pays principle and economic regulation in practice *

Transport Policy *

Common Agricultural Policy *

Competition and State Aid *

Critical Review of polluter pays approaches to policy *

Conclusion *

Chapter Six *

Public Participation and Access Rights in EU Law *

Public Participation Principle and Sustainable Development *

The Arhus Convention on Public Participation and Social Justice *

Right to information - Pillar I *

Procedural rights - Pillar 2 *

Access to justice - Pillar 3 *

Arhus' Access Rights in EU Law, Policy and Practice *

Application of 'Access to Justice' Rights in the EU *

Access to Justice Case Law *

Critical Review of Access Rights approach to EU sustainability policy *

Conclusion *

CHAPTER SEVEN *

Sustainable Development in EU External Relations *

Sustainable development as an international issue for the EU *

The EU's Presence in the International Arena: on Climate Change *

EU Promoting Sustainable Development *

Sustainable development and key actors on the international stage *

The World Trade Organization (WTO) *

Other Key Actors' Role in Sustainable Development *

The United States *

China *

Russia *

India *

Brazil *

Chapter Eight *

Conclusion *