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with
the financial support of the Government of Canada
in
partnership with ENVIROLAW
2002 - Durban, August 22-25, 2002
Conference
Programme
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Conference
Brochure
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Conference
Poster
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In
June 2002, over 200 of the world’s top legal experts convened
in Montreal, Canada to address key international issues of our day:
the environment, the economy, social justice, human rights, health,
and the inter-linkages among them. Sustainable Justice – Implementing
International Sustainable Development Law, organized by the Centre
for International Sustainable Development Law, rallied the resources
and expertise of the global legal community toward the World Summit
for Sustainable Development which was held in Johannesburg, South
Africa from 26 August through 4 September 2002 – ten years
after the "Rio Earth Summit".
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SUSTAINABLE
JUSTICE 2002was organized by the Centre for International Sustainable
Development Law in conjunction with ENVIROLAW 2002, a major conference
hosted by South Africa’s legal community in Durban. ENVIROLAW
2002 took place from 22-25 August 2002 and was officially endorsed
by the organizers of the World Summit for Sustainable Development.
Results of both conferences were profiled there.
Co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme, Sustainable
Justice 2002 assembled over 200 judges, lawyers, professors and
other experts from governments and inter-governmental organisations,
civil society associations, academic institutions, foundations and
the private sector. Major speakers included:
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Dr.
Nitin Desai, Secretary General of the World Summit for Sustainable
Development |
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Professor
Daniel Esty, Director of the Yale Centre for Environmental Law
and Policy and author of “Greening the GATT” |
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Dr.
Kamal Hossain, Chair of the International Law Association’s
Committee on Sustainable Development |
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Dr.
Bakary Kante, Director of the UN Environment Programme Legal
Programme. |
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Hon.
Penual Maduna, Minister of Justice, South Africa
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Hon.
Kezimbira Miyingo, Minister of State, Uganda
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Dr.
Ko-Yung Tung, General Counsel of the World Bank
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conference panels and workshops focused on a range of key issues,
such as: |
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New
legal mechanisms and instruments for implementing international
law in the field of sustainable development |
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Innovative measures for financing development that is both environmentally
and socially sustainable
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Promoting
an attitude of compliance with international agreements |
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transparency,
participation and access to justice |
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Sustainable
trade, investment and competition law
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Human
rights and poverty eradication |
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International
sustainable development law as it relates to natural resources,
biodiversity, climate change and vulnerability, and health
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Justice 2002 addressed a number of emerging questions, for example:
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How
can climate change be slowed by changing rules on foreign direct
investment? |
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How
can international measures to finance development contribute
to poverty eradication? |
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What
is the relationship of the Biosafety Protocol on genetically
modified organisms to the World Trade Organisation?
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How
can international human rights help address environmental degradation?
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How
can trade regulations promote safer transportation of hazardous
chemicals?
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How
can countries and companies across the Americas cooperate to
ensure standards for mining that respect environmental limits
and social priorities for participation? |
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The
conference took place from 13-16 June 2002 at the International
Civil Aviation Organisation in Montreal, Canada. Registration
costs ranged from CDN $800 – $1800 per person; and sponsorships
were available for a limited number of participants. The CISDL
gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Government
of Canada as well as other sponsors and partner organizations.
Further information on the conference may be obtained through
the
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law,
3661 Peel St., Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X1 Canada
Tel: +1 514 581 4984
Tel: +1 514 398 8918
Email: conference@cisdl.org
Website: www.cisdl.org |
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