Law, Environmental Sustainability, and Human Development
The project sought to contribute to a better understanding of the legal challenges raised by the use of law as a tool to promote environmental sustainability in a manner that is compatible with human development. It focused on the way different legal disciplines, such as International Law, European Law, Administrative Law, Tax Law, Criminal Law, Territorial Planning Law, Environmental Law, Civil Law, Food Law, Water Law, Space Law and Law of the sea, impacts the way environmental sustainability and human development are tackled. The project had several phases. During the first phase, there has been a call for papers to address the way different areas of law can be used to promote environmental sustainability and human development. Those papers were presented and, subsequently, during three distinct conferences, debated by experts from different scientific areas, political authorities, and representatives of civil society: one involving local players, another involving national players, and a final one involving European and International players. Workshops aiming at creating awareness of environmental sustainability and human development have been be organised for youngsters, companies, and representatives of local governments. The outcome of these debates, together with the papers produced by the team and guest authors, resulted in an edited volume to be translated into Mandarin, English and Spanish for higher visibility.
Duration: 1 September 2018 – 30 September 2020
Co-PI: Wladimir Brito
Team: Anabela Gonçalves, António Cândido de Oliveira, Benedita Mac Crorie, Carlos Amorim, Cláudia Viana, Flávia Noversa Loureiro, Irene Portela, Isa António, Isabel Fonseca, Joana Covelo de Abreu, Joaquim Rocha, Maria de Assunção do Vale Pereira, Nuno Manuel Pinto Oliveira, Patrícia Jerónimo, Pedro Ferreira, Paulo Jorge Teixeira da Veiga e Moura, Pedro Carlos da Silva Bacelar de Vasconcelos, Ricardo Cunha, Sophie Perez.
JusGov Research Groups: GLOB