Executive summary: A survey of legal academics finds broad support for granting greater legal protections to future generations.
Key points:
Over two-thirds of legal academics surveyed believe future generations have some basis to sue for harms, even 100+ years in the future.
On average, academics felt future generations should be protected about 3 times more than they currently are.
Environmental law and constitutional law were seen as the most promising avenues for protecting future generations.
Legal interventions were viewed as among the most predictable and feasible ways to help future generations.
Academics were moderately confident the law could help safeguard humanity from long-term existential risks.
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Executive summary: A survey of legal academics finds broad support for granting greater legal protections to future generations.
Key points:
Over two-thirds of legal academics surveyed believe future generations have some basis to sue for harms, even 100+ years in the future.
On average, academics felt future generations should be protected about 3 times more than they currently are.
Environmental law and constitutional law were seen as the most promising avenues for protecting future generations.
Legal interventions were viewed as among the most predictable and feasible ways to help future generations.
Academics were moderately confident the law could help safeguard humanity from long-term existential risks.
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