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EL ETAT DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE

The international instruments of sustainable development, like in the case of the Rio
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Declaration on the environment and development et L’Agenda 21 , suggested some formulas,
like those adopted in an integrated approach, rational use, internalisation of costs, better

information for the public, but the first objective being the economic growth seems to empty

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a sense of possible conciliation between the economy, society and the environment . The
discussion becomes stagnant as it stays at the same barriers since the beginning, as indicated

in the new programme for sustainable development on the 2030 horizon adopted by the

United Nations in 2015, which always strives to reconcile the three dimensions of

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sustainable development, be it the economy, the society and the environment . It remains
to be seen if the planet will succeed in achieving this in the future, especially when economic

growth is one of the objectives to be attained by 2030: “We hope for a world in which each

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country rejoices in sustainable economical growth, inclusive and lasting (…)” . How can we
grow without limits when our natural resources are limited?

Sustainable development is equally criticised because of its anthropocentric and Universalist
character, taking into account that this concept does not consider cultural differences that

exist between people:

273 Rio Declaration, préc.
274 United Nations, Agenda 21, 1992, on line:
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/Agenda21.pdf (consulted the 3rd April 2017).
275 W. SACHS, préc., note 23
276 UNITED NATIONS, préc., note 20, p. 4 (9).
277 UNITED NATIONS, préc., note 20, p. 4 (9).

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