Equal and sustainable development as a human right

The process of decolonization has influenced the power relations between developing and industrialized countries, so as their dialogue in international institutions. Since the second half of the twentieth century, developing countries gathered their efforts in the United Nations system to adopt a common platform, represented by the Group of 77, aimed at achieving the recognition of an economic development based on a more inclusive international economic order and fair economic conditions. This research aims at exploring the evolution of the relationship between the North and the South of the world for the recognition of economic and social rights in international treaties and policies, examining the diverging positions on the adoption of common policies that address development, studying the impact of globalization as an unprecedented phenomenon with positive and negative effects. It covers not only the historical roots of the dialogue between developing and industrialized countries, but also how it is reflected in the international treaties adopted to tackle climate change as a threat that requires global efforts.