Environment International Law and Institutions

Code

US173K

Domaine

Management Stratégie et organisation d'entreprises Gestion de projet

Description

Sustainable Development Concepts. Policies & Laws
Principles of International Laws on Sustainable Development (economic, social, environmental laws)
International architecture of Sustainable Development governance (trade, natural resources, human rights, poverty, health, biodiversity, climate change, etc)

Finalité

The module intends to familiarize students with recent developments in international sustainable development law, a field emerging at the intersection between international economic, environmental, and social law.
It aspires to give them a long-awaited coherent approach which can assist to address conflicts and overlaps between international economic, environmental, and social regimes.
This course intends to provide participants with the basics of an understanding of principles, tools and main elements to apply in their own business environment.

Compétences visées

At the end of the lectures, the student should be able:

to apprehend the legal aspects of sustainable development, in terms of norms, treaties, bilateral agreements, and any other mechanism for cooperation
to show a more comprehensive approach for understanding conflict overlaps between international economic, environmental and social regimes
to raise reflectivity on a new international architecture of sustainable development governance