Century-scale obligations
Examine duties extending beyond current sponsors and administrations.
- Accountable output
- Century-scale obligation finding
ETHauthorityUnion-wide competence
The public purpose
Future Generations brings together century-scale obligations, intergenerational equity and unborn population interests.
Operational teams
ETH.02.01
Century-scale obligations
ETH.02.02Examine duties extending beyond current sponsors and administrations.
Intergenerational equity
ETH.02.03Compare how a present decision distributes benefits and burdens across generations.
Unborn population interests
Represent interests of future populations without inventing their consent or political preferences.
Programme responsibilities
Requests and referrals
SVC-014
Register a long-duration human study
SVC-058An ethics opinion and required protections before recruitment.
Review a century-scale public obligation
INT-024A future-generation review with disclosed dissent and unfunded duties.
Request future-generation review
An independent future-generation finding before irreversible commitments.
Future Generations / division of work
Intergenerational equity
Compare how a present decision distributes benefits and burdens across generations.
- Accountable output
- Intergenerational equity assessment
Unborn population interests
Represent interests of future populations without inventing their consent or political preferences.
- Accountable output
- Future-population interests finding
Authority for future generations integrated programme finding
Choose your route
Office output: Future Generations integrated programme finding
Research and civic organisations
SVC-014 / Specialist intake
Register a long-duration human study
Decision owner: Bioethics & Future Generations Council
SVC-058 / Specialist intake
Review a century-scale public obligation
Decision owner: Bioethics & Future Generations Council
SVC-036 / Competent referral
Propose a Mars engineering trial
Decision owner: Planetary Engineering & Terraforming Commission
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
SVC-041 / Competent referral
Obtain legal aid remotely
Decision owner: Justice & Legal Cooperation Commission
People and households
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
SVC-041 / Competent referral
Obtain legal aid remotely
Decision owner: Justice & Legal Cooperation Commission
Companies and cooperatives
SVC-014 / Specialist intake
Register a long-duration human study
Decision owner: Bioethics & Future Generations Council
SVC-058 / Specialist intake
Review a century-scale public obligation
Decision owner: Bioethics & Future Generations Council
SVC-036 / Competent referral
Propose a Mars engineering trial
Decision owner: Planetary Engineering & Terraforming Commission
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
SVC-041 / Competent referral
Obtain legal aid remotely
Decision owner: Justice & Legal Cooperation Commission
Public administrations
SVC-014 / Specialist intake
Register a long-duration human study
Decision owner: Bioethics & Future Generations Council
SVC-058 / Specialist intake
Review a century-scale public obligation
Decision owner: Bioethics & Future Generations Council
INT-024 / Specialist intake
Request future-generation review
Decision owner: Bioethics & Future Generations Council
SVC-036 / Competent referral
Propose a Mars engineering trial
Decision owner: Planetary Engineering & Terraforming Commission
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission