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12 - Rationale and Means of Public Participation

from Promoting the Voice of the Public

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2021

By
Gyula Bándi
Edited by
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger ,
Marcel Szabó  and
Alexandra R. Harrington
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

Sustainable development might have several constituents, among which the different aspects of public participation have a paramount relevance. If one examines the given topic – sustainable development and its constituents – there are always some vital new elements worth talking about, among which public participation is at the core. A vital fresh and illuminating element in the field of environmental sustainability is the Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis of May 2015, which discusses sustainable development and environmental issues in detail. A kind of motto for the whole Encyclical is provided in point 13: “The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change.” It is not our task to introduce this remarkable document in detail, but we must point to the special role of public participation in the whole enigma.

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Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
Advancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions
 , pp. 239 - 253
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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