What We Owe Future Generations – State Obligations

Authors

  • Elisabeth-Gabrielle Satalan European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC), The Global Campus of Human Rights, Lido di Venetia, Italia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63331/upalaw/32/14

Keywords:

future generations, climate change, justice, legal personality, green crimes

Abstract

This paper dives into the injustices arising from climate change, followed by a discussion on what we owe future generations. Before concluding, a section contextualizes a problem in philosophical terms and offers solutions. The overarching thread in this essay is that States have obligations that extend to the impacts of their actions on coming generations.

Author Biography

  • Elisabeth-Gabrielle Satalan, European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC), The Global Campus of Human Rights, Lido di Venetia, Italia

    Master's student, European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC), The Global Campus of Human Rights, Lido di Venetia, Italia

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Published

2025-05-11

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Vol. 32 (2024): Anuarul Universitatii "Petre Andrei" din Iasi - Fascicula: Drept, Stiinte Economice, Stiinte Politice

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