1st Edition
Future Generations and International Law
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sustainable development requires consideration of the quality of life that future generations will be able to enjoy, and as the adjustment to sustainable lifestyles gathers momentum, the rights of future generations and our responsibility for their wellbeing is becoming a central issue. In this, the first book to address this emerging area of international law, leading experts examine the legal... Read more
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Preface Salvino Busuttil and Katsuhiko Yazaki
Introduction Emrnanuel Agius and Tae-Chang Kim
Part 1: Philosophical Reflections
1. Obligations of Justice towards Future Generations: A Revolution in Social and Legal Thought
Emrnanuel Agius
2. Beyond Parfit's Paradox
Per Ariansen
Part 2: State Responsibilities towards Future Generations
3. The Responsibility of the State towards Future Generations
Rachid Driss
4. A Guardian as Monitor of Sustainability of Marine Living Resources
Sidney Holt
Part 3: Future Generations as a Subject of International Law
5. A Commentary on the Status of Future Generations as a Subject of International Law
Ajai Malhotra
6. Speaking Without a Voice
Boldizsar Nagy
7. Safeguarding Future Generations
Christopher D. Stone
Part 4: Practical Legal Consequences of Future Generation Provisions in Existing Treaties
8. Protecting Future Generations: Precedents and Practicalities
Philippe Sands
9. Precautionary Principle and Future Generations
lames Cameron,Will Wade-Gery and Juli Abouchar
Part 5: Relevance of Rio Declaration, Agenda 21 and the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development to a Guardian
10. The Relevance of UNCED to a Guardian for Future Generations
Kevin Aquilina
11. Guarding Intergenerational Rights Over Natural Resources
Simone Borg
12. The United Nations as a Guardian for Future Generations
Gepin Rao
13. Future Generat: Searching for a System of Protection
R St J Macdonald
Part 6: Draft Instrument
14. A Draft Instrument Concerning the Role of a Guardian
Maxwell Bruce
Appendix: International Legal Materials Referring to Future Generations
Notes and References
Index
Biography
Emmanuel Agius, Salvino Busuttil
