In the framework of my Master´s thesis, I described the principle of intergenerational equity in international climate change law, which speaks of the equitable, conscious and reasonable distribution of benefits and burdens between generations, with the aim of ensuring that each generation leaves the future planet in at least as good a condition as it received itself. The importance of future generations should also be emphasized here, as among them we can count children, adolescents and generations of people who have not yet been born. I also presented a comparison between the principle of intergenerational solidarity and intergenerational equity, as well as international climate change law. In the context of legal sources that include or refer to intergenerational equity in the context of sustainable development, I have reviewed the legal framework at both international, regional and national levels and the documents adopted at the Conferences of the Parties to the UNFCCC, the Conferences on Environment and Development and the Conferences on Sustainable Development. The growing number of climate lawsuits filed by children and adolescents alleging violations of fundamental human and children’s rights and the interests of future generations is an important step in addressing the consequences of climate change for future generations. Their problem, however, is that courts still like to avoid the issues of future generations (for example Urgenda v. The Netherlands, Julian v. The United States). However, this is a practice that is slowly being abandoned (for example Leghari v. Pakistan). In the final part of the assignment, I highlighted the obligations that countries should fulfil if they wish to claim that they have acted in accordance with the principle of intergenerational equity. I have defined the latter as actual (concrete measures determined by legal sources and science) and legal (recognition of the interests and rights of future generations and guardian of future generations).
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