The Common Heritage of Mankind: A Cosmopolitan Preservationist Ethic

人类的共同遗产目前只是一项表述不明确的国际法原则，它假定某些资产对全人类都有价值，因此应永久保存。该项目旨在为理解这一原则提供第一个系统的、统一的道德框架。它希望分析保护属于这一遗产的资产的世界性义务的依据和范围，从而促进关于代际正义、世界主义、气候变化和人道主义干预的重要哲学辩论。其预期成果包括在围绕这一原则重塑全球治理方面为政策制定者和利益攸关方提供实际指导。

The common heritage of mankind, presently only a weakly-articulated principle of international law, postulates that some assets are valuable for all mankind and hence should be preserved for perpetuity. This project aims to provide the first systematic, unified moral framework for understanding this principle. It expects to analyse the ground and scope of cosmopolitan duties to protect assets belonging to this heritage, thereby contributing to important philosophical debates on intergenerational justice, cosmopolitanism, climate change, and humanitarian intervention. Its expected outcomes include practical guidance to policymakers and stakeholders in reshaping global governance around this principle.