Johannesburg Principles on the Role of Law and Sustainable DevelopmentOn August 20, 2002, judges representing 59 countries at the Global Judges Symposium onSustainable Development and the Role of Law adopted the Johannesburg Principles on the Roleof Law and Sustainable Development. The second page of the Principles emphasizes (2002, p.12) the concept of sustainable development, including reducing pover ty, for the present andsucceeding generations:We emphasize that the fragile state of the global environment requires theJudiciar y as the guardian of the Rule of Law, to boldly and fearlessly implement andenforce applicable international and national laws, which in the field of environmentand sustainable development will assist in alleviating poverty and sustaining anenduring civilization, and ensuring that the present generation will enjoy and improvethe quality of life of all peoples, while also ensuring that the inherent rights andinterests of succeeding generations are not compromised.Accordingly, these judges agreed with the third page of the Principles on the need for guidancefor the judiciary, including “full commitment to contributing towards the realization of the goalsof sustainable development through the judicial mandate to implement, develop and enforce thelaw, and to uphold the Rule of Law and the democratic process.” The agreed upon program ofwork, included on page 14, calls for “strengthening of environmental law education in schoolsand universities, including research and analysis as essential to realizing sustainable development”as well as the “achievement of sustained improvement in compliance with and enforcement anddevelopment of environmental law.”CONCLUSIONThe roots of environmental legislation, international law, MEAs, and sustainable development
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