Introduction: Law and Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is widely understood as development that is environ-mentally sustainable. Environmental sustainability is crucially important given the serious nature of the ongoing climate change, but it is not the only component of sustainable development as indicated by a broad range of S...

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Published inLaw and development review (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 251 - 252
Main Author Lee, Yong-Shik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin De Gruyter 27.06.2023
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subjects
Climate change
Corruption
Law
Social justice
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Taxation
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Summary:Sustainable development is widely understood as development that is environ-mentally sustainable. Environmental sustainability is crucially important given the serious nature of the ongoing climate change, but it is not the only component of sustainable development as indicated by a broad range of SDG goals. Other important factors need to be considered in the context of sustainable development beyond environmental sustainability, such as social justice (including anti-corruption drive), global and local economic equity, and just taxation. This special issue, composed office articles presented at the 2023 Law and Development Seminar, addresses these other elements, as well as environmental sustainability
ISSN:2194-6523
1943-3867
DOI:10.1515/ldr-2023-0064