Author(s)

Rhiani Salamon Reis Riani¹, Francisco Campos da Costa^2,3, Cássius Guimarães Chai^3,4, Mônica Fontenelle Carneiro^3,4, Débora Gomes Galvão Basílio⁵, Glaucia Fernanda Oliveira Martins Batalha^2,4

¹Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV), Vitória, Brazil.
²Faculdade Santa Terezinha (CEST), São Luís, Brazil.
³Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV), Vitória, Brazil.
⁴Law Department, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís, Brazil.
⁵Law Department, Universidade Federal of Piauí (UFPI), Piauí, Brazil.

The complexity of common environmental conflicts emphasizes the utmost need for unity and cooperation among various international actors. Global Environmental Governance allows non-state actors to address global issues and promote global sustainability agendas. This multi-actor engagement leads to the creation of soft law norms and the establishment of private regimes, essential for building a sustainable international community. This article aims to study the role of private soft law in addressing common environmental issues and to demonstrate how private regimes are crucial for promoting humanity’s sustainable development. This is an exploratory research, elaborated through a bibliographical and documentary survey to study the role of soft law in facing international environmental problems.

Private Regimes, Global Governance, Soft Law

Reis Riani, R. , da Costa, F. , Chai, C. , Carneiro, M. , Galvão Basílio, D. and Martins Batalha, G. (2023) Private Regimes and Global Environmental Governance: Soft Law as an Instrument to Address Common Environmental Issues. Beijing Law Review, 14, 1523-1540. doi: 10.4236/blr.2023.143082.