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The International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Future Generations

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posted on 2025-02-04, 05:46 authored by Peter LawrencePeter Lawrence
The mandate of the ICJ advisory opinion on climate change makes reference to states' obligations in relation to both current and future generations. This note discusses options in terms of how the Court might interpret the concept of future generations, including its definition and the possibility of extending the principle of harm prevention to include harm to future generations. This is discussed in conjunction with the principle of intergenerational equity (an integral component of sustainable development), which the Court could interpret in a manner which gives it more substance. In approaching these issues, the Court will need to be impartial in terms of the interests of developed and developing countries.

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Publication title

Chinese Journal of Environmental Law

Volume

8

Issue

2

Pagination

284-300:17

eISSN

2468-6042

ISSN

2468-6034

Department/School

Law

Publisher

BRILL

Publication status

  • Published

Rights statement

© Peter Lawrence, 2024. Published version copyright 2024 BRILL.

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