Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law

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SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS GENERAL INTRODUCTION Part 1 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Introduction 1. Origins and Development of the Concept of Sustainable Development in International Law 2. Integration as a Central Aspect of Sustainable Development 3. The International Climate Regime 4. Sustainable Development in the Context of International Climate Change Law 5. Sustainable Development in WTO Context 6. Sustainable Development as a General Principle of Law Part 2 CONFLICTS BETWEEN CLIMATE MEASURES AND WTO LAW Introduction 7. Fragmentation of International Law: the Origin of Normative Conflicts 8. Climate Measures and WTO Law: General Comments 9. International Emissions Trading and WTO Rules 10. The Clean Development Mechanism and WTO Rules 11. Concluding Remarks on Part II Part 3 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS A PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE AND TRADE LAW Introduction 12. Is there a Need for the Principle of Sustainable Development in WTO Dispute Settlement? 13. Principles of Conflict Resolution 14. Applicability of Non-WTO Law in WTO Dispute Settlement 15. Applicability of the Principle of Sustainable Development in WTO Dispute Settlement 16. Application of the Principle of Sustainable Development: Practical Consequences 17. 'Case' Studies: CDM and Emissions Trading 18. Final Conclusions. TABLE OF CASES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX.