A gyermekjogok és a jövő nemzedékek

Abstract

Ágnes Lux addresses one of the most fascinating issues in international human rights: the relationship between children’s rights and the interests of future generations. Its contemporary relevance is underscored by the fact that the human rights aspects of climate change have also emerged in scientific discourse. A central question in scientific, moral, and political debates is whether the costs of today’s decisions and actions will be borne by future generations – and what this implies for legal enforcement, responsibility, justice, and equity. Can the present and the future truly be sharply separated? The paper assumes that the framework of children’s rights as established in international law may be suitable for more effectively enforcing the interests of both today’s and future children, thereby overcoming the difficulties arising from the ambiguity of the term „future generations.”