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"Fulfilling the promise of the Earth Charter" [2019] ELECD 2174; in Burdon, Peter; Bosselmann, Klaus; Engel, Kirsten (eds), "The Crisis in Global Ethics and the Future of Global Governance" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) xiii

Book Title: The Crisis in Global Ethics and the Future of Global Governance

Editor(s): Burdon, Peter; Bosselmann, Klaus; Engel, Kirsten

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section Title: Fulfilling the promise of the Earth Charter

Number of pages: 8

Extract:

Fulfilling the promise of the Earth Charter
The purpose of this book is to stimulate dialogue and action on global ethics
and its role in the governance of individual societies and the international
order. Such inquiry is imperative, given the extraordinary global challenges
that face us today.
By `global ethics', we mean the ethical principles and virtues that enable
us to share and care for Earth and one another. Over the course of the last
two centuries, the discussion of global ethics has been increasingly organized
around a constellation of transformative ethical purposes deemed essential
for sustaining a dignified human life and a flourishing planet. These purposes
are variously stated; but in one form or another, they typically include justice
(inclusive of respect for universal human rights); the organic wellbeing of
the human species and the ecological integrity of the planet; obligations to
future generations; peaceful, non-violent relations between individuals and
communities the world over; liberal constitutional democracy and the rule of
law. Each of these constitutes a fundamental ethical domain of considerable
complexity. How to bring them together in mutually supportive relationships
­ in principle and in practice ­ is the core issue of debate in global ethics. The
ultimate aim is a credible and persuasive normative framework for governing
human civilization under contemporary geopolitical, cultural and biospheric
conditions.
The platform for our discussion is the Earth Charter, an international civil
society declaration launched in 2000 by the Earth Charter Council and Green
Cross International. The question of the future ...


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