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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110294| Title: | The relevance of UNCED to a guardian for future generations |
| Other Titles: | Future generations and international law |
| Authors: | Aquilina, Kevin |
| Keywords: | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Environmental protection -- Congresses Generations -- Moral and ethical aspects International law and human rights International law -- Moral and ethical aspects |
| Issue Date: | 1998 |
| Publisher: | Earthscan Publishers |
| Citation: | Aquilina, K. (1998). The relevance of UNCED to a guardian for future generations. In E. Agius, S. Busuttil, T.-C. Kim, & K. Yazaki (Eds.), Future generations and international law (pp. 117-126). London: Earthscan Publishers Ltd. |
| Abstract: | This paper addresses the relevance of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) to future generations. Whilst UNCED does not establish a legal machinery in order to give effect to the idea of a guardian for our progeny, future generations are not even recognised as subjects of international law. On the other hand, one may well argue that the concept of sustainable development as enunciated in Agenda 21 does give effect to the right of future generations to inherit a healthy environment. In this paper, therefore, I shall try to address this apparently irreconcilable dilemma. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110294 |
| ISBN: | 9781844079919 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacLawMCT |
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