SDG Implementation for Environmental Protection: International Legal Discourse
SDG 6SDG 7SDG 11SDG 12SDG 13SDG 14SDG 15
November 20, 10:00-13:00
Law Institute Conference Hall
Session
The session “SDG Implementation for Environmental Protection: International Legal Discourse” focuses on analysing how environmentally relevant SDGs (primarily Goals 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15) are integrated into the system of international environmental law and transform existing treaty and institutional regimes.
The focus is on the regulatory significance of the SDGs, their correlation with state obligations under multilateral environmental agreements, as well as the challenges of implementing and monitoring environmental targets amid the fragmentation of international law and competing sustainable development priorities.
The goal of the session is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the role of international law in achieving environmentally relevant Sustainable Development Goals, and to discuss legal mechanisms to strengthen the contribution of international and national legal regimes to environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources. he conference is designed to facilitate the formulation of evidence-based recommendations for improving treaty and institutional mechanisms, as well as law enforcement practices in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The conference is designed to facilitate the formulation of evidence-based recommendations for improving treaty and institutional mechanisms, as well as law enforcement practices in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Discussion Issues
What is the regulatory significance of the SDGs in international environmental law: do they serve as a political declaration, an element of soft law, or a factor in the evolutionary interpretation of states' treaty obligations?
Can international human rights law serve as an additional tool for ensuring environmentally relevant SDGs, and what is the role of case law in this context?
To what extent can the SDGs be viewed as a “road map” for the further development of international environmental law (including new treaties, strengthening compliance mechanisms, and developing the principles of due diligence, precaution, and the “polluter pays” principle)?
Programme
Session Moderators' Welcoming Remarks
Alexander Solntsev (Russia)
Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of International Law at RUDN University
Alisherzhon Saidmukhtorov (Tajikistan)
Director of the Research Institute of Political Processes, Diplomacy and Problems of Globalisation at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Topic of the report
Sustainable Development Goals and the Environmental Code of the PRC
Qin Tianbao (China)
Dean of the Law School at Wuhan University
Space monitoring of the environment and the SDGs: international law issues
Siavash Mirzaei (Iran)
Faculty of Humanities at the Sanandaj Branch of Islamic Azad University
Topic of the report
Implementation of SDG 13 in India: international law issues
Dr. Professor Bharat H. Desai (India)
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Topic of the report
Implementation of environmental SDGs in the legislation of Kazakhstan
Roza Akshalova (Kazakhstan)
Head of the Department of International Law at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Topic of the report
A systematic approach to SDG implementation: international law aspects
Akmal Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Member of the Committee of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Democratic Institutions and Civil Society Development
Topic of the report
Conserving biodiversity through the SDGs in Uzbekistan
Govkherzhan Yuldasheva (Uzbekistan)
Professor of the Department of International Law and Human Rights at Tashkent State University of Law
Topic of the report
Issues of the integrated implementation of environmental SDGs in Armenia
Vladimir Oganesyan (Armenia)
Head of the Department of International and European Law at the Russian-Armenian University, Member of the Executive Committee of the International Law Association, and Chairman of the Council of the Armenian International Law Association
Topic of the report
Climate change and access to water resources: international law issues
Nargiza Kadyrova (Uzbekistan)
Head of the Department of International Law and Public Law Disciplines at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy
Topic of the report
The melting of glaciers and the SDGs: international law aspects
Ainur Dzhorobekova (Kyrgyzstan)
Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations and Law at the Kazy Dikambaev Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
