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Law and Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals

Integrating environment, human rights and economy through legal scholarship and empowerment

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Global research centre dedicated to law and governance on sustainable development

CISDL supports understanding, development and implementation of law for sustainable development; leading international research through legal scholarship and knowledge-building, and education through legal dialogue and capacity-strengthening.

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The CISDL provides both capacity building and continuing legal education courses on sustainable development law. Developed in conjunction with the Canadian Branch of the International Law Association (ILA), these online courses are taught by leading international experts and accredited by the Québec Bar.

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Featured Research

“Sustainability and Internationalism: Driving development in the 21st Century” - Inaugural lecture: Lord Nicholas Stern
“Sustainability and Internationalism: Driving development in the 21st Century” - Inaugural lecture: Lord Nicholas Stern
Genetic Resources, Justice and Reconciliation: Canada and Global Access and Benefit Sharing
Genetic Resources, Justice and Reconciliation: Canada and Global Access and Benefit Sharing
Children's Rights and Sustainable Development: Interpreting the UNCRC for Future Generations
Children's Rights and Sustainable Development: Interpreting the UNCRC for Future Generations
Sustainable Development, International Aviation, and Treaty Implementation
Sustainable Development, International Aviation, and Treaty Implementation
CISDL joins the UN Global Compact and Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC)
CISDL joins the UN Global Compact and Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC)
Advancing Law & Governance Contributions to Climate Action under the Paris Agreement: CISDL Activities at COP 24 in Katowice
Advancing Law & Governance Contributions to Climate Action under the Paris Agreement: CISDL Activities at COP 24 in Katowice
Climate Law and Governance Day 2018
Climate Law and Governance Day 2018
Statement to Plenary of CBD COP14: Outcomes of BLGD 2018
Statement to Plenary of CBD COP14: Outcomes of BLGD 2018
Climate Change & International Energy Law
Climate Change & International Energy Law
How Law Enforcement Cooperation Abroad is Pivotal to Sustainable Development Abroad
How Law Enforcement Cooperation Abroad is Pivotal to Sustainable Development Abroad
Implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing and the Nagoya Protocol in Latin America and the Caribbean
Implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing and the Nagoya Protocol in Latin America and the Caribbean
Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Costa Rica (2018)
Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Costa Rica (2018)
Assessment of Key Policy, Legal and Institutional Mechanisms Required for the Development and Implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions
Assessment of Key Policy, Legal and Institutional Mechanisms Required for the Development and Implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions
Sustainable Development Principles in the Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals 1992-2012
Sustainable Development Principles in the Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals 1992-2012
Sustainability Impact Assessments as Inputs and as Interpretative Aids in International Investment Law
Sustainability Impact Assessments as Inputs and as Interpretative Aids in International Investment Law
Paris Agreement on Climate Change on a Sustainable Development Pathway
Paris Agreement on Climate Change on a Sustainable Development Pathway
Advancing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change for Sustainable Development
Advancing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change for Sustainable Development
Sustainability Impact Assessments as Inputs and as Interpretive Aids in International Investment Law
Sustainability Impact Assessments as Inputs and as Interpretive Aids in International Investment Law
Evolution of International Governance of Biodiversity
Evolution of International Governance of Biodiversity
SDG 1 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 1 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 3 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 3 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 4 – Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 4 – Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
International Environmental Law and the Global South
International Environmental Law and the Global South
Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities
Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities
Protocole de Nagoya: les multiples facettes de sa mise en œuvre
Protocole de Nagoya: les multiples facettes de sa mise en œuvre
Large Scale Land Acquisitions for Investment in Kenya
Large Scale Land Acquisitions for Investment in Kenya
SDG 5 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 5 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 6 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 6 - Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 12 – Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
SDG 12 – Issue Brief 2016 (UNEP/CISDL)
Intellectual Property Rights in Traditional Knowledge: Enabler of Sustainable Development
Intellectual Property Rights in Traditional Knowledge: Enabler of Sustainable Development