Transforming the Rule of Law in Environmental and Climate Litigation: Prohibiting the Arbitrary Treatment of Future Generations

IF 2.6 1区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Transnational Environmental Law Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI:10.1017/s2047102524000116
Katalin Sulyok
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This article maps the shared legal anatomy of climate and environmental lawsuits, in which plaintiffs claim protection for future generations before domestic or international courts. By closely analyzing the litigation strategies of plaintiffs and the inquiry of courts, the article argues that these proceedings revolve around structurally similar legal standards across domestic and international jurisdictions, which correspond to five normative requirements flowing from the rule of law: namely, respect for human rights, certain quality of law requirements, prohibition of arbitrary exercise of governmental powers, non-discrimination, and access to justice. The cross-jurisdictional analysis shows that courts appear to be increasingly willing to protect future generations against arbitrary treatment by present-day decision makers. The article appraises whether such an intergenerationally sensitive reinterpretation of the rule of law could help to change the short-termist paradigm of environmental and climate law.

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改变环境和气候诉讼中的法治:禁止任意对待子孙后代
本文描绘了气候和环境诉讼的共同法律剖析,在这些诉讼中,原告向国内或国际法院提出保护后代的要求。通过仔细分析原告的诉讼策略和法院的调查,文章认为这些诉讼围绕着国内和国际司法管辖区结构相似的法律标准展开,这些标准与法治的五个规范性要求相对应:即尊重人权、某些法律质量要求、禁止任意行使政府权力、不歧视和诉诸司法。跨司法管辖区的分析表明,法院似乎越来越愿意保护子孙后代免受当代决策者的任意对待。文章评估了这种对代际敏感的法治重新解释是否有助于改变环境和气候法的短期主义范式。
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