Access To Justice For Intergenerational Equity As Judicial Remedy For Climate Change Litigation

Sustainable Development, a core principle of environmental law, seeks to meet current generation needs without jeopardizing future generations. The legal system employs administrative, civil, and criminal laws, each serving distinct enforcement purposes. Climate change, resulting from non-renewable resource activities' greenhouse gas emissions, triggers far-reaching and lasting effects. Addressing this demands a comprehensive, long-term strategy due to its cascading nature. Climate policy divides into adaptation and mitigation. Adaptation employs legislation to tackle climate change, while mitigation centers on enforcement against environmental violations. Restorative Justice, typically a criminal law concept, strives for equity between offenders and victims. This notion could extend to environmental law, necessitating an all-encompassing approach. Ultimately, the law should ensure not only certainty and advantage but also justice.