9782807615281 - Legal Actions for Future Generations (Générations futures, Paix et Environnement / Future generations, Peace and the Environment, Band 1) (5 Ergebnisse)

Festeinband. Zustand: Wie neu. 1. Auflage. II, 496 Seiten : 18 Illustrationen ; 21 cm x 14.8 cm, 705 g Neuwertiges Exemplar. - At present, legal definitions of justice take account of a wide spectrum of concepts operating as juridical tools to protect future generations. Environmental justice, climate justice and protection of the Commons figure alongside new ways of conceiving justice itself, which must evolve in order to fit our changing world. It cannot be denied that we live in an era of wide-ranging transformation both in Law and Human Rights. In 1993, the now famous Oposa vs Factoran case in the Philippine Supreme Court created a precedent for future generations law and paved the way for legal action on behalf of future generations. This legal action also set a global precedent, in the sense that it heralds a new era in legal action throughout the world. mIs it possible to take legal action on behalf of future generations? If so, on what legal bases could this occur? What scientific or legal fields have already been successfully used in this regard? Are there any other bases upon which such legal action could be taken? Mass disputes and litigation on behalf of Humankind in defense of the planets future are invoking future generations in constantly increasing numbers. -- Contents: PART 1. EXPLORING THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR APPLYING INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY -- Mireille DELMAS-MARTY: Adapting Juridical Order in the Age of the Anthropocene -- Edith BROWN WEISS: Intergenerational Equity as a Change of Paradigm -- Nicholas A. ROBINSON: Evolutionary Roots Nurturing Equity Across Generations -- PART 2. THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY AND THE RIGHTS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS -- Alyn WARE: Nuclear Weapons and Law for the Future: The Application of Principles Protecting Future Generations in International Tribunals -- Jean-Marie COLLIN: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: A Move Towards New Legal Action to Protect Future Generations? -- Frederick LEMARCHAND: The Bomb as a New Definition of Present and Future Humanity: What We Owe to Gunther Anders' Thoughts -- Martin WALTER & Andreas NIDECKER: Effects of Ionizing Radiation - Evidence of Genetic Effects: Greater Risks for Transgenerational Damage -- PART 3. PROTECTING FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH CLIMATE JUSTICE LITIGATION -- Christian HUGLO: Global Warming and the National Courts: A Global Legal Revolution? -- Elizabeth BROWN, John DAVIDSON & Danny NOONAN: Securing the Legal Right to a Healthy Atmosphere and Stable Climate for the Benefit of All Present and Future Generations -- Agnes MICHELOT: Climate Justice for Future Generations: From International to French Perspectives -- PART 4. PROSPECTIVE LEGAL ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF FUTURE GENERATIONS? -- Marie-Angele HERMITTE: Each Object Has Its Own Subject! The Legal Revolutions of the Human-Nature Relationship -- Matthias PETEL: The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution for Ecological Justice -- Juan Ignacio PEREYRA: The Recognition of Rights for Future Generations in Argentinian Lawsuits: Review and Prospects -- David M. FORMAN: Marooned in the Doldrums While Ignoring Indigenous Ecological Knowledge: Attempting to Regulate Pesticide Use in Hawaii -- Michel PRIEUR: Draft International Covenant on the Human Right to the Environment -- Corinne LEPAGE & Emilie GAILLARD: For the Recognition of the Rights & Duties of Humankind -- PART 5. PROTECTING THE HUMAN CONDITION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS, A NEW LEGAL QUESTION? -- Christian BYK: Law and the Idea of Human Perfectibility -- Louise VANDELAC: The Posthumous Post-Human, or Abolishing the Future of Generations: By What Right? -- Amandine CAYOL & Emilie GAILLARD: Transhumanism(s) & Law(s): First Tracks and Thoughts -- PART 6. THE IMPERATIVE TO LOOK FORWARD -- Emilie GAILLARD: Legal Bases for Protecting Future Generations -- David M. FORMAN & Antonio A. OPOSA, Jr.: Making a Difference for Future Generations. ISBN 9782807615281 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 6993.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - At present, legal definitions of justice take account of a wide spectrum of concepts operating as juridical tools to protect future generations. Environmental justice, climate justice and protection of the Commons figure alongside new ways of conceiving justice itself, which must evolve in order to fit our changing world. It cannot be denied that we live in an era of wide-ranging transformation both in Law and Human Rights. In 1993, the now famous Oposa vs Factoran case in the Philippine Supreme Court created a precedent for future generations law and paved the way for legal action on behalf of future generations. This legal action also set a global precedent, in the sense that it heralds a new era in legal action throughout the world.Is it possible to take legal action on behalf of future generations If so, on what legal bases could this occur What scientific or legal fields have already been successfully used in this regard Are there any other bases upon which such legal action could be taken Mass disputes and litigation on behalf of Humankind in defense of the planet's future are invoking future generations in constantly increasing numbers.