Future Generations and
International Law
Edited by Emmanuel Agius,
Salvino Busuttil
Sustainable development
requires consideration of the quality of life that future generations will be
able to enjoy, and as the adjustment to sustainable lifestyles gathers
momentum, the rights of future generations and our responsibility for their
wellbeing is becoming a central issue. In this, the first book to address this
emerging area of international law, leading experts examine the legal and
theoretical frameworks for representing and safeguarding the interests of future
generations in current international treaties. This unique volume will be
required reading for academics and students of international environmental law
and policy. Emmanuel Agius is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Theology and
Coordinator of the Future Generations Programme at the Foundation for
International Studies, University of Malta. Salvino Busuttil is former Director
General of the Foundation for International Studies. Future Generations and
International Law is the seventh volume in the International Law and
Sustainable Development series, co-developed with FIELD. The series aims to
address and define the major legal issues associated with sustainable
development and to contribute to the progressive development of international
law. Other titles in the series are: Greening International Law, Interpreting
the Precautionary Principle, Property Rights in the Defence of Nature,
Improving Compliance with International Environmental Law, Greening
International Institutions and Quotas in International Environmental
Agreements. 'A legal parallel to the Blueprint series - welcome, timely and
provocative' David Pearce Originally published in 1997
