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- 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
- National Case Studies
- 18 Institutions for a Sustainable Future: The Former Israeli Commission for Future Generations
- 19 Norway: Norwegian Ombudsman for Children
- 20 Institutions for a Sustainable Future: The German Parliamentary Advisory Council on Sustainable Development
- 21 Power over Coming Generations: Committee for the Future in the Eduskunta, the Parliament of Finland
- 22 Welsh Commissioner for Sustainable Futures
- 23 Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, New Zealand
- 24 Canadian Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- 25 Intergenerational Equity, Peace, and Transitional Justice in Colombia
- 26 Indigenous Peoples and Intergenerational Equity in Mexico
- 27 Legal Innovations for Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Landscapes Management of Democratic Republic of Congo
- 28 Local Indigenous Planning Instruments for Intergenerational Equity in Ahousaht Traditional Territories of Canada
- Comparative Insights
- Part V Regional Trends in Intergenerational Justice
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
24 - Canadian Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
from National Case Studies
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
- National Case Studies
- 18 Institutions for a Sustainable Future: The Former Israeli Commission for Future Generations
- 19 Norway: Norwegian Ombudsman for Children
- 20 Institutions for a Sustainable Future: The German Parliamentary Advisory Council on Sustainable Development
- 21 Power over Coming Generations: Committee for the Future in the Eduskunta, the Parliament of Finland
- 22 Welsh Commissioner for Sustainable Futures
- 23 Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, New Zealand
- 24 Canadian Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- 25 Intergenerational Equity, Peace, and Transitional Justice in Colombia
- 26 Indigenous Peoples and Intergenerational Equity in Mexico
- 27 Legal Innovations for Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Landscapes Management of Democratic Republic of Congo
- 28 Local Indigenous Planning Instruments for Intergenerational Equity in Ahousaht Traditional Territories of Canada
- Comparative Insights
- Part V Regional Trends in Intergenerational Justice
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
Summary
Since 1995, Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (the Commissioner) has been providing parliamentarians with objective, independent analysis and recommendations on the federal government’s efforts to protect the environment and foster sustainable development. This chapter presents an overview of the work of the Commissioner, including the institutional setting within the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. The first section provides the historical background about the office. The second section describes the Commissioner’s role and functions, and the third section comments on the audit function as a model for other countries, focusing on attributes of effectiveness. The final section offers concluding comments.
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- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty ImplementationAdvancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions, pp. 461 - 477Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021