9d. Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development

Track Chairs:

Volker Mauerhofer. Meiji University, Japan. volker.mauerhofer@gmx.at

Goals and objectives of the track

The goal of this track is to discuss principles, key concepts, methods and applications of legal aspects of Sustainability. We will further map opportunities of and challenges for legal aspects in a sustainable development in various thematic and strategic subjects, thereby contributing to the development of these domains scientifically and practically. The topic related to all three dimensions of sustainable development (environmental, social, economic) and interdisciplinary contributions among and beyond these dimensions are highly encouraged and welcome.

Contributions from the followings areas are sought-after e.g.

Empirical (qualitatively and/or quantitatively data backed) and theoretical contributions
Philosophical and historical analysis; case studies; conceptual developments & assessments; descriptions of newly developed methods and their practical application.
Deductive and inductive studies; thematically horizontal or sectorial papers; studies of policy mixes among environmental, social and/or economic instruments; de lege lata and/or de lege ferenda essays.
Local studies with a potential wider application; comparisons of nations or other spatial units; analysis of re-gional integration; multilevel interplay.
Studies of Common Law and/or Continental Law (public, private and/or criminal/penal law)
Contributions about soft law, binding and/or non-binding instruments, formal and customary institutions
The role of sustainability law for institutional change and government policy also towards future generations
Single (case) studies or comparisons related to strategies, plans, programs, conflict of interests and/or trade-offs among different values and interests. Studies related to any stakeholders.
Studies on substantial rights (such as human rights) and procedural rights (such as public participation (such as access to information, participation in procedures and access to justice)
Innovative local, national, regional & international legal principles/approaches towards more sustainability incl. e.g. degrowth law, green economy law, soft law & customary law
Legal institutions and inter-/intragenerational justice on the pathway towards a sustainable transitions
Legislative, administrative, judicial decision-making & enforcement by law in terms of priority setting, ignorance, uncertainty, risk, conflicts of interest and trade-offs; absolute and relative achievements by law
The role of law for property rights, new commons, the Post2015 Agenda & Sustainable Development Goals
Gender, planetary boundaries and/or ecosystem services, footprint, sustainable production & consumption, rebound effect, cooperate social responsibility, environmental reporting etc.
Sustainable development elements of efficiency, effectiveness and sufficiency, environmental, social and economic capital, capacity and carrying capacity, also with the back ground of population questions

Each proposed contribution (in connection to one of the areas pointed out above) shall in particularly out-line

1. its relevance to sustainable development and its economic, social and/or environmental dimension.
2. a brief indication how the proposed contribution relates to the topic of the Conference ("SUSTAINING RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE").

Discussions for the publication of up to about 15 papers as an edited volume in the new Routledge ISDRS book series have already started in a very promising way.

You may submit your abstract by visiting the Ex Ordo abstract submission system (you will be required to setup an account first): https://isdrs2019.exordo.com
Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2018 31 January 2019

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