The article considers the genesis of the concept of “sustainable development” from the moment of its emergence in the 70s–80s of the last century to the present, on the example of significant events of an international nature, with commentary on some critical remarks. The place and role of the United Nations in this process are shown, the so-called Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as indicators of their achievement, are examined. A brief historical report on the evolution of legislation on environmental protection and the rational use of natural resources of the unique ecological system of Lake Baikal is given. As the main problem of the development of Baikal legislation at the present stage, its “de-greening” is declared, the content of this process is illustrated in pro and contra examples. A number of applied and fundamental principles of rulemaking in the field of protection of Lake Baikal in the context of scientific ideas of the domestic and Western schools are proposed. The following principles are proposed and justified as fundamental: the principle of “provision” of legal norms; the principle of “evolution”; the principle of “sustainability”.

sustainable development, sustainable development goals, principles of law-making, legal protection of Lake Baikal

Shornikov Dmitry Vladimirovich – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of International Law and Comparative Law, Institute of Law, Irkutsk State University; Director, Research Institute for Legal Protection of Lake Baikal, Irkutsk State University (1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0000-0002-1875-7277, ResearcherID: M-8437-2018, RSCI AuthorID: 93156, e-mail: abirvalg35@mail.ru

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