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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
- 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
34 - Intergenerational Equity, Justice, and Modern Treaties between First Nations Communities and Canada
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
As the debates in this volume demonstrate, although intergenerational equity may appear simple at its core, whereby current generations respect the interests of generations to come, there are complexities and nuances in the implementation of the principle across economic, social and cultural, and environmental law and policy. Considerations of intergenerational justice apply to all actors and jurisdictions, and while it is essential that the present and future needs of the most underrepresented, marginalised, and vulnerable communities be taken into account, the most effective ways and means are often difficult to discern. In this context, legal experiences of States and indigenous nations may offer important lessons in ways that key actors assert agency and influence relevant policies and practices affecting current and future generations.
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- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty ImplementationAdvancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions, pp. 656 - 670Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021