ABSTRACT
In this chapter, three major international legal documents are analysed: a report of the Secretary-General of the UN; a final report of the UN Special Rapporteur, John Knox; and the draft Sustainable Development Goals. These documents either raise directly the necessity of institutional representation of future generations or discuss the global ecological problems that could only be solved by having such representation. National-level organisations for future generations have developed some typical functions: legal advocacy, and both a think tank and a complaint office role. The documents analysed provide abundant information not only on the types of functions of the organisations for future generations, but also on the conditions for their effective operation.
