What might the International Court of Justice have to say about the international legal interests of future generations?

Guest Post by Katalin Sulyok (Dr Sulyok served as a legal advisor to ENNHRI, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, which was an oral intervener supporting the applicants in KlimaSeniorinnen and Duarte before the Grand Chamber).

The recent European Court of Human Rights KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz decision has attracted significant attention internationally. In this brief piece (first published on The Conversation), NZCEL member Associate Professor Vernon Rive offers some initial thoughts on the relevance of the decision for New Zealand.

On 27 May 2024 the New Zealand for Environmental Law (NZCEL) hosted the second event in our Future Generations Series 2024, “A Conversation with Professors Joanna Mossop and Caroline Foster” on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) Advisory Opinion on Climate change of 21 May 2024, moderated by Justin Sobion.