Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law: An Analysis Based on the Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice

Sergio Peña Neira; Patricio Araya Meza; Sebastián Henríquez

Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law: An Analysis Based on the Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice

Sergio Peña Neira ^[1] ; Patricio Araya Meza ^[1] ; Sebastián Henríquez San Martín ^[2]
1. [1] Universidad Mayor
  
  Universidad Mayor
  
  Santiago, Chile
2. [2] Universidad de Chile
  
  Universidad de Chile
  
  Santiago, Chile
Localización: Revista Electrónica de Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo: REDIC, ISSN-e 2618-303X, Vol. 8, Nº. 8, 2025
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.24215/2618303Xe083
Títulos paralelos:
- El desarrollo sostenible como principio del derecho internacional: Un análisis basado en la jurisprudencia de laCorte Internacional de Justicia
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Resumen
- español
  La Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) y los académicos en derecho internacional hantrabajado durante mucho tiempo en el marco del principio del desarrollo sostenible. Se puede argumentarque este concepto ha sido reconocido como un principio. Una institución jurídica puede surgir de “hechos yargumentos jurídicos”, incluidas las opiniones disidentes” de la Corte Internacional de Justicia que, aunqueno son vinculantes, pueden influir en la formación y la evolución de los principios internacionales a lo largodel tiempo. Este es el caso del principio del desarrollo sostenible. El presente artículo aborda la construccióndel principio del desarrollo sostenible en la jurisprudencia de la CIJ: de una opinión disidente a un principio.La metodología utilizada en esta contribución es jurídica, basada en una investigación sistemática sobre lahistoria, la doctrina y la jurisprudencia con un enfoque cualitativo.
- English
  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and scholars in international law have long operatedwithin the framework of the principle of sustainable development. It can be argued that this concept has bynow attained recognition as a principle of international law. A legal institution may emerge from “legal factsand arguments”, including the dissenting opinions of the International Court of Justice, which although non-binding, can nevertheless influence the formation and evolution of international legal principles over time.Such is the case with the principle of sustainable development. This article addresses the construction of theprinciple of sustainable development in the jurisprudence of the ICJ—from its origins in a dissenting opinionto its consolidation as a principle of international law. The methodology used in this contribution is legal innature, based on systematic research on history, doctrine and case law, and carried out through a qualitativeapproach.
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