Fiduciary Duty and the Atmospheric Trust

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Synopsis

This book explores the application of concepts of fiduciary duty or public trust in responding to the policy and governance challenges posed by policy problems that extend over multiple terms of government or even, as in the case of climate change, human generations. The volume brings together a range of perspectives including leading international thinkers on questions of fiduciary duty and public trust, Australia's most prominent judicial advocate for the application of fiduciary duty, top law scholars from several major universities, expert commentary from an influential climate policy think-tank and the views of long-serving highly respected past and present parliamentarians. The book presents a detailed examination of the nature and extent of fiduciary duty, looking at the example of Australia and having regard to developments in comparable jurisdictions. It identifies principles that could improve the accountability of political actors for their responses to major problems that may extend over multiple electoral cycles.

Book details

Author:
Charles Sampford, Ken Coghill, Tim Smith
ISBN:
9781317135463
Related ISBNs:
9781138245532, 9781409422327, 9781315582290
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
312
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2022-07-10
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction