Children and future generations’ rights in climate litigation
Abstract
Rights-based climate litigation has become an emerging practice, especially after the historic Urgenda case ruling in 2019. Likewise, the number of lawsuits led by children or young people has multiplied significantly in recent years. There is ample scientific evidence that demonstrates that children and young people, as well as future generations, will suffer to a greater extent the negative consequences of global warming, which places them in a particularly favorable position to argue their claims based on the specific rights of the child. and the principle of intergenerational equity. Therefore, the objective of this work is to examine whether climate cases led by children and young people to date have used arguments based specifically on the rights of the child and future generations, as well as the benefits they may have for this type of litigation.
Received: 30 November 2023
Accepted: 25 October 2024
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