The Role of International Judiciary in Protecting the Environmental Rights of Future Generations

Mohammed AL Makhmari1, Ali Al-Hammouri2, Tareq Al-Billeh3, Abdullah Alkhseilat4 & Abdulaziz Almamari5

https://doi.org/10.62271/pjc.16.2.619.634

Abstract
The article analyses the role of the international judiciary in protecting the environmental rights of future generations to achieve the sustainable development goals pursued by different countries. The problem of the study was the extent to which international jurisdiction contributed to protecting the rights of future generations. The study aimed to demonstrate and determine the content of the intergenerational theory of environmental justice and the extent to which constitution’s guarantee future generations’ right to a healthy environment. The
research discovered various results and recommendations, but the most significant was that constitutions, international agreements, and international acts should ensure a healthy and sound environment for future generations. International justice confirms environmental justice, contributing to the protection of future generations’ environmental rights by appointing a National Council, General Representative, or Environmental Secretary of any designation to represent future generations before the judiciary and alert governments and citizens to environmental issues.

Keywords: Environment, Sustainable Development, Environmental Rights, Future Generations, International Justice, National Constitutions