Session 2: Rights of Future Generations and the UN Summit of the Future
Résumé
Session 2 includes an update on the preparatory process for the UN Summit of the Future, and a discussion on principles and mechanisms for protecting the rights of future generations that are being proposed for consideration at the UN Summit – including in the draft Pact for the Future and the mandate for a UN Special Envoy of Future Generations. The session will also include discussion of the relationship between the law being advanced in the ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change and the obligations and program of action being developed through the UN Summit of the Future.