| dc.contributor.author | Ruhl, J. B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-14T21:06:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-07-14T21:06:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | 8 Duke Envtl. L. & Pol'y F. 273 (1998) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/6575 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article explores the evolution of the concept of "sustainable development" through what I suggest are the "seven degrees" of relevance of legal conceptualizations: (1) translation of concept into norm; (2) uncontestability of the norm; (3) intolerance of violation of the norm; (4) demand for fulfillment of the norm; (5) translation of the norm as policy goal; (6) policy consequences based on the norm; (7) translation into hard law to apply. I suggest that, at the time of the writing (1998), sustainable development was stuck on level five. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 1 document (23 pages) | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sustainable development -- Law and legislation | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Environmental law | en_US |
| dc.title | The Seven Degrees of Relevance: Why Should Real-World Environmental Attorneys Care Now About Sustainable Development Policy? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.ssrn-uri | http://ssrn.com/abstract=1354181 | |
