Neshan provided an overview of the principles of Earth Trusteeship as key ethico-legal consideration for achieving sustainable development within 21st Century Governance. Whilst specific reference will be drawn to The Earth Charter (2000), the Hague Principles for Earth Trusteeship (2018), the session aimed to highlight some of the achievements, challenges and opportunities since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago, the Stockholm Environment Conference over 50 years ago and contemporary developments such as the processes leading to the Advisory Opinion on Climate Change by the International Court of Justice (October 2023) and the work of Club of Rome in regard to Earth4all was also discussed. Specific attention was drawn to the work of several Right Livelihood Laureates, including Late Judge C.G. Weeramantry, former, Vice-President, International Court of Justice, The Hague.
ABOUT NESHAN
Neshan Gunasekera is an international lawyer, educationist, leadership coach, facilitator and environmentalist from Sri Lanka. He is committed to bring communities together for environmental protection, healing and conservation through the use of intergenerational, holistic and experiential learning. He is the legacy holder for the late Right Livelihood Laureate Judge C.G. Weeramantry and Co-Chair of the Earth Trusteeship Working Group of the Right Livelihood College. Please click here for more of Neshan’s biography.
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