The article offers a survey of the different international bodies concerned with European transport policy, their relative competencies and special problems. Furthermore, some fundamental guidelines are provided which should be followed in order to achieve more efficiency in traffic.

As sustainability embeds concepts of economic prosperity and growth, the idea of pursuing it through law - and through lawyers, with their tendency to focus on rights, as opposed to what seems fiscally prudent, or, frankly, simply affordable - might seem risky. The risk may be that lawyers will...