Environmental Rule of Law" and its role in the Sustainable Development Goals, Emphasizing on the International Union for Conservation of Nature on the World Declaration on the Environmental

Subject Areas : environmental low

Seyed Abbas Poorhashemi ¹ , Seyed Behrad Mirfakhraei ²

1 - President of the Canadian Institute for International Law Expertise (CIFILE), Toronto, Canada
2 - PH.D Candidate, Environmental Law Department- Islamic Azad University- Science & Research Branch of Tehran, Iran

Received: 2019-04-30 Accepted : 2022-09-04 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: "Environmental Law, "Environmental Rule of Law, Sustainable development, IUCN,

Abstract :

Background and Aim": Environmental Rule of Law" is an emerging concept which has been raised as a legal instrument by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) for the first time and it has been able to work in order to extent the environmental protection and to address the environmental challenges. This concept is generally derived from the notion of the Rule of law that derives from domestic law to international law. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at the First World Congress on Environmental Law has developed a Declaration to better understand the concept of 13 principles that can play a significant role in the goals of sustainable development; some of the principles referred to others.  In fact, the emphasis is on the fundamental principles of environmental law, and new principles have been introduced, which can be considered through the pursuit of sustainable development goals. Also, for the implementation of this concept, administrative and educational solutions are addressed in this Declaration. This paper examines the "Environmental Rule of law" and its role in sustainable development goals by emphasizing on the International Union for Conservation of Nature on the World Declaration on the Environmental. In addition, the aim of this article is to provide some solutions to the legal and executive challenges in this matter.  Methods: In this research, information has been collected by observing a library according to documents, texts, articles, etc. And in terms of the type of data, it is considered a qualitative method. Findings: The concept of the rule of law especially environmental issues at the level of international law, as a unifying solution to provide the progress of sustainable development. Discussion and Conclusion: The principles considered for the mentioned concept of environmental rule of law; it is important to lead to the reduction of adverse effects, reduce conflicts over resources and facilitate the goals of the third generation of human rights as a legal solution to achieve the goals of sustainable development and justice.

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