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

IF 4.4 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Earth System Governance Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.esg.2021.100123

Nicky van Dijk

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Abstract

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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从加剧人类世的问题到代际正义:人权条约体系传播程序分析

由于我们现有的法律体系无法充分应对气候变化，地球系统法律学者呼吁对其进行重新利用或改造。本文分析了现行法律的一个缺陷——无法为年轻人和子孙后代保护一个安全的环境，并着重于完善一个法律框架，即国际人权条约体系的沟通程序。本文以2019年16名儿童向联合国儿童权利委员会提交的来文为例，强调了来文程序在促进代际正义方面的机遇和不足，特别是在民主合法性、承认和代表性、可及性和影响方面。分析显示出希望:即使在一个本质上以人类为中心并赋予国家巨大权力的系统内，近年来也有一种承认人类行为与地球系统内在相互联系的动力;还有过去，现在和未来。

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Earth System Governance Multiple-

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9.00

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14.30%

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审稿时长

35 weeks