This event is expected to take place in June 2012. It is organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and will seek to contribute to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) process by promoting global consensus among relevant stakeholders such as those engaged in the development of law, Chief Justices and senior judges, Attorneys-General and Public Prosecutors involved in the interpretation and enforcement of law, and Auditors-General whose work will focus on governance and accountability issues on the role of law in promoting the goals of sustainable development.  

dates: 17-20 June 2012   location: Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil   contact: UNEP Secretariat   fax: +254-20-7621-234   e-mail: world.congress@unep.org   www: http://www.unep.org/delc/worldcongress/