Zrównoważony rozwój z perspektywy prawa międzynarodowego i europejskiego
Sustainable development from the perspective of international and European law

Summary/Abstract: The implementation of the principle of sustainable development has never before been as important as it is today, in the times of a great crisis of natural environment. The awareness of the society is high and there are many initiatives in international forum pertaining to this problem. However, actions that are taken are ineffective, because they are not supported in the existing legal regulations, which could allow for the execution of the observance of proper standards. Current law is unable to effectively assist the realization of the principle of sustainable development because of two major obstacles. The first is lack in international law of the legal definition of this notion. The existing definition from the Brundtland Report is full of flaws and above all – not binding. The second obstacle is the legal status of the principle of sustainable development, that is lack of its normative character. While some of the elements of this principle do constitute legal norms, the principle itself, according to the ruling of the International Court of Justice, may be considered soft law at best.

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