Session 1: Rights of Future Generations and the ICJ Case on Climate Change
Session 1: Les droits des générations futures et l'avis consultatif devant la CIJ sur le changement climatique
Abstract
Session 1 includes a briefing and discussion on the body of international law protecting the rights of future generations, examples of the application of this law in international tribunals in particular the ICJ, and the relevance of this law to the ICJ case on Climate Change. The primary purposes of this discussion are to encourage and support countries and international organizations in making submissions to the ICJ on the climate case by the deadline of October 30, 2023, and to ensure that rights of future generations are included in such submissions.