CISDL, based at the McGill University Faculty of Law, would like to thank Sustainable Justice 2002 co-sponsors, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Bank Legal Vice Presidency. We would also like to thank the Government of Canada, especially the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Canadian International Development Agency and Justice Canada, for their constant guidance, support and advice.

CISDL, UNEP and the World Bank gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, le Gouvernement de Québec, the Governments of Switzerland and South Africa, McCarthy Tétrault, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, Harry Bloomfield & Assoc. and Edward, Nathan & Friedland law firms, Noranda Inc., Ontario Power Generation and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the IUCN (World Conservation Union), le Barreau de Québec, the Canadian Bar Association, the International Law Association, the Policy Research Initiative of the Privy Council of Canada, and the International Development Research Centre.

CISDL, UNEP and the World Bank also thank Montréal International, the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund Secretariat, and the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat.

The CISDL would also like to thank distinguished guests Hon. Justice Umesh Banerjee, Supreme Court of India; Secretary General Nitin Desai, World Summit for Sustainable Development; Hon. Harma Diallo, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; Hon. Justice Charles Gonthier, Supreme Court of Canada; Hon. Justice Nick McNally, Supreme Court of Zimbabwe (rtd.), Hon. Justice Albie Sachs (Constitutional Court of South Africa), Dr. Kamal Hossain, International Law Association Committee on Sustainable Development; Dr. Lal Kurukusuriya, United Nations Environment Programme; Hon. Cheryl Gillwald, Deputy Minister of Justice, South Africa; Hon. Kezimbira Miyingo, Minister of State for the Environment of Uganda; Dr. Ko-Yung Tung, World Bank General Counsel; Ambassador Vicente Vallenilla, Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations; and H.E. Christopher G. Weeramantry, former Vice President of the International Court of Justice.

Further information on the Sustainable Justice 2002 conference or the CISDL / IDLI / ILA WSSD ‘Type II’ Outcome Partnership may be obtained through the
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law,
3661 Peel St., Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X1 Canada
Tel: +1 514 398 8918
Fax: + 1 514 398 8197
Email: conference@cisdl.org
Website: www.cisdl.org