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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
33 - Embedding Intergenerational Justice across Government: Regional Trends in Africa
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
In the context of global commitments to intergenerational equity, this chapter surveys and evaluates governance arrangements across Africa aimed at achieving sustainable development and securing the environment for future generations. It has been over twenty years since sustainable development was internationally recognized as the overarching legal and policy context for efforts to promote development ‘that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’. Over that period, varying levels of attention have been given to the challenge of safeguarding and implementing sustainable development in resource utilization across Africa.
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- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty ImplementationAdvancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions, pp. 638 - 655Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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