From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system

As our existing legal system is not equipped to adequately respond to climate change, earth system law scholars call for repurposing or transforming it. This paper analyses one shortcoming of current law—its inability to protect a safe climate for young people and future generations—by focusing on i...

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Autor principal:	Nicky van Dijk
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Institutions for future generations Earth system law Human rights Intergenerational justice Convention on the rights of the child Climate change Environmental law K3581-3598 Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f1f5c9e262054ba38f3f4bae3c6c03862021-12-04T04:35:37ZFrom exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system2589-811610.1016/j.esg.2021.100123https://doaj.org/article/f1f5c9e262054ba38f3f4bae3c6c03862021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811621000276https://doaj.org/toc/2589-8116As our existing legal system is not equipped to adequately respond to climate change, earth system law scholars call for repurposing or transforming it. This paper analyses one shortcoming of current law—its inability to protect a safe climate for young people and future generations—by focusing on improving one legal framework, the communication procedure of the international human rights treaty system. Using the 2019 communication of sixteen children to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child as a case study, it highlights the opportunities and shortcomings of the communication procedure in advancing intergenerational justice, specifically related to democratic legitimacy, recognition and representation, accessibility, and impact. The analysis shows hope: even within a system that is inherently anthropocentric and grants massive powers to States, there is a drive in recent years that acknowledges the inherent interconnectedness of human behaviour and Earth's systems; and the past, present and future.Nicky van DijkElsevierarticleInstitutions for future generationsEarth system lawHuman rightsIntergenerational justiceConvention on the rights of the childClimate changeEnvironmental lawK3581-3598Political scienceJENEarth System Governance, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 100123- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Institutions for future generations Earth system law Human rights Intergenerational justice Convention on the rights of the child Climate change Environmental law K3581-3598 Political science J Nicky van Dijk From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system
description	As our existing legal system is not equipped to adequately respond to climate change, earth system law scholars call for repurposing or transforming it. This paper analyses one shortcoming of current law—its inability to protect a safe climate for young people and future generations—by focusing on improving one legal framework, the communication procedure of the international human rights treaty system. Using the 2019 communication of sixteen children to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child as a case study, it highlights the opportunities and shortcomings of the communication procedure in advancing intergenerational justice, specifically related to democratic legitimacy, recognition and representation, accessibility, and impact. The analysis shows hope: even within a system that is inherently anthropocentric and grants massive powers to States, there is a drive in recent years that acknowledges the inherent interconnectedness of human behaviour and Earth's systems; and the past, present and future.
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title	From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system
title_short	From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system
title_full	From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system
title_fullStr	From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system
title_full_unstemmed	From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system
title_sort	from exacerbating the anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: an analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system
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From exacerbating the Anthropocene's problems to intergenerational justice: An analysis of the communication procedure of the human rights treaty system

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