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19 - Norway: Norwegian Ombudsman for Children

from National Case Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2021

Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Marcel Szabó
Affiliation:
Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Hungary
Alexandra R. Harrington
Affiliation:
Albany Law School
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Summary

The interests of future generations and the associated concept of sustainable development are closely linked to Gro Harlem Brundtland. Through her leadership of the Brundtland Commission and the report Our Common Future, she is widely seen as the main person promoting ‘sustainable development’ as the key to resolving the world’s environmental, social, and economic development challenges. Her government was subsequently instrumental in adopting a provision to protect the interests of future generations in the Norwegian Constitution. Prior to these events, her government became the first in the world to appoint an Ombudsman for Children. The combination of these events illustrates the links between the issues of this chapter – in what ways and to what extent should and has the Norwegian Ombudsman for Children contributed to protection and promotion of the interests of future generations?

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Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
Advancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions
, pp. 352 - 373
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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