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At present, legal definitions of justice take account of a wide spectrum of concepts operating as juridical tools to protect future generations. Environmental justice, climate justice and protection of the Commons figure alongside new ways of conceiving justice itself, which must evolve in order to fit our changing world. It cannot be denied that we live in an era of wide-ranging transformation both in Law and Human Rights. In 1993, the now famous Oposa vs Factoran case in the Philippine Supreme Court created a precedent for future generations law and paved the way for legal action on behalf of future generations. This legal action also set a global precedent, in the sense that it heralds a new era in legal action throughout the world.

Is it possible to take legal action on behalf of future generations? If so, on what legal bases could this occur? What scientific or legal fields have already been successfully used in this regard? Are there any other bases upon which such legal action could be taken? Mass disputes and litigation on behalf of Humankind in defense of the planet's future are invoking future generations in constantly increasing numbers.

Legal Actions for Future Generations

List of Acronyms

1. Adapting Juridical Order in the Age of the Anthropocene

2. Intergenerational Equity as a Change of Paradigm

3. Evolutionary Roots Nurturing Equity Across Generations

4. Nuclear Weapons and Law for the Future: The Application of Principles Protecting Future Generations in International Tribunals

5. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: A Move Towards New Legal Action to Protect Future Generations?

6. The Bomb as a New Definition of Present and Future Humanity: What We Owe to Günther Anders' Thoughts

7. Effects of Ionizing Radiation - Evidence of Genetic Effects: Greater Risks for Transgenerational Damage

8. Global Warming and the National Courts: A Global Legal Revolution?

9. Securing the Legal Right to a Healthy Atmosphere and Stable Climate for the Benefit of All Present and Future Generations

10. Climate Justice for Future Generations: From International to French Perspectives

11. Each Object Has Its Own Subject! The Legal Revolutions of the Human-Nature Relationship

12. The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution for Ecological Justice

13. The Recognition of Rights for Future Generations in Argentinian Lawsuits: Review and Prospects

14. Marooned in the Doldrums While Ignoring Indigenous Ecological Knowledge: Attempting to Regulate Pesticide Use in Hawai'i

15. Draft International Covenant on the Human Right to the Environment

16. For the Recognition of the Rights & Duties of Humankind

17. Law and the Idea of Human Perfectibility

18. The Posthumous Post-Human, or Abolishing the Future of Generations: By What Right?

Amandine CAYOL & Emilie GAILLARD

19. Transhumanism(s) & Law(s): First Tracks and Thoughts

20. Legal Bases for Protecting Future Generations

21. Making a Difference for Future Generations

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