caa a22 4500 46792838X CHVBK 20180406152936.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20061201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11158-006-9021-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11158-006-9021-8 Skagen Ekeli Kristian Department of Philosophy, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491, Trondheim, Norway aut The principle of liberty and legal representation of posterity [Elektronische Daten] [Kristian Skagen Ekeli] This paper considers a guardianship model for the legal representation of future generations. According to this model, national and international courts should be given the competence to appoint guardians for future generations, if agents who care about the welfare of posterity apply for the creation of a guardianship in relation to a dispute that can be resolved by the application of law. This reform would grant guardians of future people legal standing or locus standi before courts, that is, the right to bring an action before a court of law for adjudication. Although the guardianship model faces several difficult theoretical and practical problems pertaining to the representation of different near and distant future generations, it is argued that this model - and certain other legal norms intended to protect future basic needs - can be justified on the basis of the principle of liberty. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2006 environmental law nationallicence future generations nationallicence intergenerational ethics nationallicence legal representation nationallicence representative legitimacy nationallicence the principle of liberty nationallicence Res Publica Springer Netherlands 12/4(2006-12-01), 385-409 1356-4765 12:4<385 2006 12 11158 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-006-9021-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-006-9021-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Skagen Ekeli Kristian Department of Philosophy, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491, Trondheim, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Res Publica Springer Netherlands 12/4(2006-12-01), 385-409 1356-4765 12:4<385 2006 12 11158 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer