Reference : How green are our laws? Presenting a normative coherence for sustainable development ...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Law, criminology & political science : Political science, public administration & international relations
	Focus Areas :	Sustainable Development
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51219

Title :	How green are our laws? Presenting a normative coherence for sustainable development methodology
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Koff, Harlan [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Geography and Spatial Planning (DGEO) >]
	Challenger, Antony []
	Ros Cuellar, Julia [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Geography and Spatial Planning (DGEO) >]
	Aguilar Orea, Rafael []
	Lara Lopez, Maria del Socorro []
Publication date :	9-May-2022
Journal title :	Environmental Policy and Governance
Publisher :	John Wiley & Sons
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1756-932X
e-ISSN :	1756-9338
City :	Hoboken
Country :	NJ
Keywords :	[en] environmental governance ; legal frameworks ; mainstreaming ; Mexico ; normative coherence for sustainable development ; norms ; policy coherence for development
Abstract :	[en] Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) has become a pillar of supranational sustainable development agendas, promoting “whole of government approaches.” The concept of normative coherence for sustainable development (NCSD) has emerged as a new stage of policy coherence for sustainable development analysis. NCSD is a policy approach that aims to promote transformative development by examining the relationship between policies and key sustainability norms, such as those expressed in the sustainable development goals. Normative coherence for sustainable development is recognized in recent scholarship but it remains generalized, lacking operationalization. This article proposes an NCSD methodology for analysis of legal frameworks. Qualitative empirical research tested this approach in Mexico by focusing on federal laws as well as those in two states: Aguascalientes and Veracruz. The analysis which examined four dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social, security, and environmental) showed that the environmental dimension of Mexico's legal framework is the least prioritized, suggesting that this framework is not very “green” even though environmental laws are the most transversal in content, which indicate significant levels of mainstreaming. Sustainable development experts were then contacted by the research team to validate the findings and interpret the results. This normative coherence for sustainable development methodology aims to situate normative considerations at the center of evaluation in order to promote domestic transformative sustainable development strategies and the “greening” of legal frameworks.
Research centres :	GAMMA-UL Chair in Regional Integration and Sustainability at INECOL, A.C.
Funders :	Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Name of the research project :	I-GAMMA
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51219
DOI :	10.1002/eet.1998
Other URL :	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eet.1998

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