Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation Book contents
- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Treaty Implementation for Sustainable Development
- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Theoretical Framework for International Legal Principles of Intergenerational Equity and Implementation through National Institutions
- Part I Introduction to Treaty Law on Intergenerational Justice and Codifying Sustainability
- Part II Key Challenges in Domestic Implementation of Intergenerational Justice
- Part III Law and Policy Innovations for Intergenerational Justice
- Part IV Implementing Sustainability through National Institutions: Case Studies
- Part V Regional Trends in Intergenerational Justice
- 32 A European Human Rights Perspective on National Sustainable Development Institutions
- 33 Embedding Intergenerational Justice across Government: Regional Trends in Africa
- 34 Intergenerational Equity, Justice, and Modern Treaties between First Nations Communities and Canada
- 35 Institutions for Future Generations in Asia
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
32 - A European Human Rights Perspective on National Sustainable Development Institutions
from Part V - Regional Trends in Intergenerational Justice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 October 2021
- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Treaty Implementation for Sustainable Development
- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Theoretical Framework for International Legal Principles of Intergenerational Equity and Implementation through National Institutions
- Part I Introduction to Treaty Law on Intergenerational Justice and Codifying Sustainability
- Part II Key Challenges in Domestic Implementation of Intergenerational Justice
- Part III Law and Policy Innovations for Intergenerational Justice
- Part IV Implementing Sustainability through National Institutions: Case Studies
- Part V Regional Trends in Intergenerational Justice
- 32 A European Human Rights Perspective on National Sustainable Development Institutions
- 33 Embedding Intergenerational Justice across Government: Regional Trends in Africa
- 34 Intergenerational Equity, Justice, and Modern Treaties between First Nations Communities and Canada
- 35 Institutions for Future Generations in Asia
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
Summary
The protection of the environment is a cornerstone of intergenerational justice and a main objective of national sustainable development institutions. Different approaches to the protection of the environment are possible. One approach is to consider the protection of the environment in its own right. Examples of international treaties adhering to this approach include instruments for the protection of the ozone layer, forests, biodiversity, and seas. Also, in some national constitutions the protection of the environment is considered as a good in its own right. Another approach to the protection of the environment is a human-centred perspective which defines the environment from the perspective of its value for human beings. Relevant rights under this approach include third-generation/collective rights such as the right to a healthy environment or the right to development, as inter alia enshrined in a number of General Assembly Resolutions.
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- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty ImplementationAdvancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions, pp. 617 - 637Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021