he volume contains reports and papers presented at the Trilateral Italy-Poland-Ukraine Conference on “Moving from the crisis to sustainability. Emerging issues in the international context” (Messina, May 2011). The event was an interesting opportunity for discussion, among scholars from various European countries, on economic and legal issues of particular current importance. The topics covered in the book presented here take on particular significance in the context of the present delicate international phase, characterized by a profound economic financial crisis that involves the international institutions and community organizations as well as the social policies of the individual States. In this complex framework, which leads to reconsidering the ways of working of the economic operators, governments, citizens-consumers focusing on the perspective that will safeguard the welfare levels achieved and at the same time not affect the development opportunities for future generations, therefore it seems particularly appropriate to make an interdisciplinary reflection, also in terms of comparison. In view of the multi-disciplinarily nature of the various contributions, the essays were divided into five different main themes: 1. Economic crisis: effects and remedies; 2. Sustainability and financial management; 3. Sustainability and Innovation, 4. Local and territorial sustainability 5. Market and competitivity in the international context. The hope of the editors is that this publication will serve as an effective contribution to the expansion of the theme "sustainable development".