Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation Advancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions
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
- 3 International Treaty Law and Policy for Future Generations
- 4 Intergenerational Justice under International Treaty Law: The Obligations of the State to Future Generations and the Example of the Hungarian Ombudsman for Future Generations
- 5 The Use of International Human Rights Norms to Implement International Solidarity
- 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
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
3 - International Treaty Law and Policy for Future Generations
from Part I - Introduction to Treaty Law on Intergenerational Justice and Codifying Sustainability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 October 2021
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
- 3 International Treaty Law and Policy for Future Generations
- 4 Intergenerational Justice under International Treaty Law: The Obligations of the State to Future Generations and the Example of the Hungarian Ombudsman for Future Generations
- 5 The Use of International Human Rights Norms to Implement International Solidarity
- 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
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
Summary
Intergenerational equity is, in principle, inherent in the concept of sustainable development, which seeks to ensure that social, environmental and economic progress does not foreclose on the needs of future generations, while still meeting the needs of present generations.
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- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty ImplementationAdvancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions, pp. 47 - 67Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021