Due Regard for Future Generations? The No Harm Rule and Sovereignty in the Advisory Opinions on Climate Change

IF 2.6 1区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Transnational Environmental Law Pub Date : 2024-09-26 DOI:10.1017/s2047102524000207
Caroline E. Foster
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States have long been understood to have an obligation to protect the international legal rights and interests of others, consistent with the maxim sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas (use what is yours in such a manner as not to injure that of another). As the world's population becomes more interdependent, this no harm obligation becomes more significant. Further, as knowledge increases about the consequences of human activity for the climate and the environment, the no harm obligation takes on greater relevance vis-à-vis the interests of the Earth's future populations. Future generations’ legal interests have been recognized in the context of sustainable development and through the principle of intergenerational equity. The no harm rule requires that these interests be properly considered and addressed appropriately, commensurate with what is at stake. At a minimum, this may require avoidance of ‘manifestly excessive adverse impacts’.

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适当顾及后代?气候变化咨询意见中的无损害规则和主权
长期以来,人们一直认为国家有义务保护他人的国际合法权利和利益,这与 "使用自己的东西时不得损害他人的东西"(sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas)的格言是一致的。随着世界人口日益相互依存,这种不损害义务变得更加重要。此外,随着人们对人类活动给气候和环境造成的后果的认识不断加深,不损害义务与地球未来人口的利益之间的相关性也越来越大。后代人的合法利益已在可持续发展的背景下并通过代际公平原则得到承认。无损害规则要求根据利害关系适当考虑和处理这些利益。这至少要求避免 "明显过度的不利影响"。
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