Document Type

Article

Repository Date

2010

Keywords

World Conferences, International Norms, Global Environment, Earth Summit 1992

Subject Categories

International Law | International Relations | Law

Abstract

As long as we understand that world conferences only address problems, we will not be disappointed in them. We will only be disappointed if we think that a world conference is supposed to solve problems. Is there any point in getting a lot of people together, at great expense, just to address a problem without any prospect of solving it? My answer is a qualified yes. A world conference is a cultural artifact. It has an impact upon our collective sense of civilization.

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