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Sustainable Development And Social Inclusion: Why A Changed Approach Is Central To Combating Vulnerability, Joshua Castellino, Sarah Bradshaw
Sustainable Development And Social Inclusion: Why A Changed Approach Is Central To Combating Vulnerability, Joshua Castellino, Sarah Bradshaw
Washington International Law Journal
The United Declaration of Human Rights established the fundamental basis of international human rights law, Unfortunately, the over emphasis on civil and political rights within this agenda restricted greater engagement with questions concerning development. The focus on individual rights and antagonistic relations between states has led to a human rights practice that fails to achieve social inclusion for many and allows vulnerable groups io fall by the wayside. Equally unfortunately, the practice has too often focused on international level actors such as states and other entities, thus failing to take notice of national level policies and initiatives that do help …
Human Rights, Environmental Protection, And The Sustainable Development Goals, John H. Knox
Human Rights, Environmental Protection, And The Sustainable Development Goals, John H. Knox
Washington International Law Journal
In recent years, international human rights tribunals and other bodies have identified ways that environmental harm can interfere with the enjoyment of human rights, and have clarified that States have obligations to protect human rights against such interference. For example, States have duties to provide access to environmental information, to protect rights of free expression and association in relation to environmental issues, and to provide for participation in environmental decision-making. This article examines how well the draft Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) proposed by the United Nations Open Working Group reflect the human rights obligations relating to environmental protection. It concludes …
Human Rights Education For All: A Proposal For The Post-2015 Development Agenda, Gillian Macnaughton
Human Rights Education For All: A Proposal For The Post-2015 Development Agenda, Gillian Macnaughton
Washington International Law Journal
The Millennium Development Goals (“MDGs”) have been highly successful in bringing commitment, expertise and funding to key human development targets in education, health, gender equality and other poverty reduction measures. Yet, the MDGs failed to integrate, or even align with, the international human rights laws to which states have committed themselves. Many commentators argue that linking the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals with human rights would bring greater participation by people living in poverty in creating the agenda intended for their benefit, higher levels of accountability from governments and international organizations, greater attention to marginalized groups and economic inequality, and a …
Who Leads The G-Zero World? Multi-Nationals, Sustainable Development, And Corporate Social Responsibility In A Changing Global Order, Avi Sharma
Washington International Law Journal
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) aim to create a more peaceful, just, and environmentally sustainable global community. The SDGs target seventeen areas that demand immediate action by the international community, including the eradication of poverty, gender equality, climate change mitigation, and resilience building. Unfortunately, the world’s most powerful nation-state actors are unlikely to make the costly investments required to achieve the goals laid out in this ambitious UN document. In fact, this article argues that nation-state actors have powerful disincentives to play a leadership role in advancing the SDGs. The question then becomes: if nation-states are unable or unwilling …
The Sustaintable Development Goals (Sdgs) As Drafted: Nice Idea, Poor Execution, Thomas Pogge, Mitu Sengupta
The Sustaintable Development Goals (Sdgs) As Drafted: Nice Idea, Poor Execution, Thomas Pogge, Mitu Sengupta
Washington International Law Journal
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is scheduled to adopt its 2015-2030 development agenda in September 2015: the Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Open Working Group (OWG) on the SDGs set a draft of this agenda before the UNGA in September 2014. Despite clear positives, this draft fails to take advantage of the SDGs’ non-binding and aspirational nature to encourage global leaders to set aside short-term gain in order to invest in a sustainable future. Specifically, the draft ought to identify actors responsible for specific achievements, to envision structural reforms in the global institutional order, to provide for objective …