12 Principle 8
Christina Voigt
From: The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: A Commentary
Edited By: Jorge E. Viñuales
- Subject(s):
- Sustainable development
This chapter analyses the rationale, travaux préparatoires, conceptual scope, and normative influence of Principle 8 of the Rio Declaration. It pays particular attention to the efforts towards 'decoupling' economic growth and environmental degradation, and to how such efforts have been reflected in a number of international instruments.