Book contents
- Representing Future Generations
- Series page
- Representing Future Generations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Normative Framework
- Part II International Law and Institutions
- Part III Case Studies
- 6 The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Proxy Representation of Future Generations
- 7 A UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Case Study
- 8 A UN Special Envoy for Future Generations
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
- References
9 - Conclusion
from Part III - Case Studies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2025
Book contents
- Representing Future Generations
- Series page
- Representing Future Generations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Normative Framework
- Part II International Law and Institutions
- Part III Case Studies
- 6 The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Proxy Representation of Future Generations
- 7 A UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Case Study
- 8 A UN Special Envoy for Future Generations
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
The Conclusion reiterates the overarching argument of the book, namely that the search for – and collective experimentation with – new forms of representation are immensely important forms of sustainable climate policy. Through proxy representation, future generations can be practically and institutionally involved in climate law and policy-making, considering both the vulnerability of future generations and their distinctive interests. The chapter discusses the need to find synergies between proposals for proxy-style mechanisms to represent future generations and development policy. New avenues for research are suggested, including the way in which science and scientific discourse can be a proxy for future generations’ interests, and also the way in which proxy representation of future generations features in climate treaty making processes and climate activism more generally.
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- Representing Future GenerationsClimate Change and the Global Legal Order, pp. 220 - 232Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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