The Kuwait Nationality Law 1959 denies women the same rights as men to pass on their Kuwaiti citizenship to their children. Male Kuwaitis will automatically pass on their nationality to their children regardless of their choice of spouse, but the same is not true for Kuwaiti women. If a Kuwaiti...

The failure of international law and institutions to address global environmental degradation has significant implications for law and society as the planet's ecosystems approach irreversible tipping points. According to a recent study published in the journal Science, the global economy has...

Sustainable development, a new consensus on international development that aims to protect the environment and resources for future generations, is currently promoted on a global scale, as demonstrated by the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable development is an...

Sustainable development (or sustainability) is a decision-making framework for maintaining and achieving human well-being, both in the present and into the future. The framework requires both consideration and achievement of environmental protection, social justice and economic development. In...

Market-based (or economic incentive) control strategies have been used in a variety of environmental contexts for over 25 years. Due to political and economic theories, their use has been proliferating in more and more contexts. This chapter discusses the underlying theory of using markets or...

This article responds to Jocelyn Stacey's "The Environmental Emergency and the Legality of Discretion in Environmental Law". In her article, Stacey attempts to establish the legitimacy of unfettered executive discretion to deal with environmental issues, but the justification that she provides...

The unprecedented degradation of the planet’s vital ecosystems is among the most pressing issues confronting the international community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat environmental problems, conflicts between rich and poor nations (the North-South divide) have...

One of the most longstanding narratives in environmental law and politics is the alleged necessity of choosing between development and environment. The narrative, based on conventional development, has a built-in zero-sum game — development or environment. A competing narrative, which has been...

This article offers a discussion of the U.S. agricultural sector and its current focus on an industrialized model of production. Challenges to the longterm sustainability of this approach are presented and an approach based more on natural processes is advocated. The article was prepared for the...

Sustainable development is a framework for furthering development (particularly economic and social development) and environmental protection or restoration at the same time. It is a response to the problems of furthering development without sufficient attention to the environmental...