Spanish Sustainable Development through Administrative Law
Volume 34, Issue 2 (2021), pp. 106–118
Pub. online: 4 August 2022
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Published
4 August 2022
4 August 2022
Abstract
This paper contains an assessment of the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals in Spain through administrative
law, pointing out the main regulations, and the most outstanding actions taken through public programmes and plans proficient to
have a great impact on each and every one of the 17 SDGs. The research has been carried out through an initial theoretical study that
involves a review of the main literature on the SDGs, Spanish law, and the study of case law related to some SDGs. After exposing
the main theoretical questions of each SDG, a survey was carried out to quantitatively measure the degree of compliance with the
SDGs through administrative regulation, and to analyse the possibilities for further regulatory development. The results are different
in relation to each SDG, as the study shows. However, it can be anticipated that the average degree of compliance with the set of
SDGs is medium-high, but more measures can be promoted to reach full compliance.