scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: LEGAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-75
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Sustainable Change ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Legal Policies ◽  
Development And Environment

The fundamental activity of environment protection has been taken for granted since a long time. The current COVID- 19 Pandemic has forced us to revisit and revamp our legal policies for growth in sustainable development. Green recovery has now become the most pressing need for a sustainable change in the environment. This, essay focuses on the critical analysis of, whether the existing legal framework of the Sustainable development gives protection to the environment or not. This piece of study has been briefly divided into 6 Parts. Where, Head 1 provides a brief description of concept of Sustainable development. Head 2 offers the treaty provisions of the Sustainable development to protect the environment. Head 3 looks at the contribution of the Judiciary and Constitution in Application of Concept in India. Head 4 focuses on the criticism of concept. Further, Head 5 analyses the problem of plastic use amid pandemic and application of sustainable development principles to curb plastic use and lastly, Head 6 provides for green recovery to materialise the line of action to be followed to reach an equilibrium of development and environment protection

scholarly journals Analysis of national and local governance systems to achieve the sustainable development goals: case studies of Japan and Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanako Morita ◽  
Mahesti Okitasari ◽  
Hiromi Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Governance System ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract To achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), all countries’ efforts are essential, and each country needs to recognize their level of achievement in terms of the SDGs, identify the goals and targets that require more effort, and build more effective and well-performed governance systems to accelerate their efforts toward achieving the SDGs. This study identifies different governance system structures for achieving the SDGs and the challenges they face in improving their performance using a new matrix tool to evaluate governance systems for the SDGs. We use Japan and Indonesia as case studies to provide perspectives from countries at different levels of economic development. The results show that the governance systems for the SDGs are structurally and functionally different in the two countries, which face different challenges. Japan has relatively well-structured “vision and objective setting”, “research and assessment”, and “strategy development”, but faces challenges in relation to “implementation” and “monitoring, evaluation, and review”, while Indonesia has relatively well-structured “research and assessment”, “strategy development”, and “monitoring, evaluation, and review.” However, Indonesia faces challenges in relation to “vision and objective setting” and “implementation.” We found that the differences in the governance systems for the SDGs have arisen in relation to three key elements: differences in the development of governance systems for the SDGs, differences in the lead ministries, and the existence or otherwise of a supportive legal framework. We argue that the proposed matrix tool is useful in identifying the structure of governance systems for the SDGs and the challenges that must be overcome to improve the performance of these systems. However, some analytical limitations must be overcome before the tool can be applied to other countries.

scholarly journals The CBDR Principle in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 169-184
Author(s):  
Jiang Ye
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Law ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy Coherence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Common Heritage Of Mankind ◽  
Common But Differentiated Responsibilities ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Development Goals

This article analyzes the origin of the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR)” and its role in formulating the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It then explores the potential influence of the principle on the implementation of the goals set forth in the new agenda. Widely known as a principle to address environmental and climate-related challenges, CBDR actually stems from an important concept in international law on the protection of “common heritage of mankind.” For a long time, it seemed unnecessary for the United Nations to specify the CBDR principle in development-related UN official documents due to the separation between North-South cooperation and South-South cooperation. The CBDR principle was finally incorporated into the new UN 2030 Agenda mainly because the agenda managed to merge the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and it became universally applicable to all UN member states, notwithstanding their divergent capabilities to implement these goals. The linkage between policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) and CBDR in the implementation of the new agenda is a very good example illustrating why the international community has to uphold the CBDR principle in implementing the UN 2030 Agenda.

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