Climate Justice For Children: Framing Environmental Degradation As A Human Rights Violation In India
- IJLLR Journal
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V Twinkle, National Law University Odisha
Introduction
Climate change is one of the biggest concerns the world is experiencing right now, and it impacts everyone in some manner. But Children are one of the groups who are most likely to be hurt by harm to the environment. There is already a lot of social and economic inequality in India, and the combination of pollution, poverty, and insufficient enforcement of environmental regulations renders youngsters particularly susceptible. Climate justice is a rights-based strategy that moves the attention from environmental problems to the people who are most impacted by them, particularly Children. This study paper looks at the premise that harming the environment is not just bad for the ecosystem, but also a major violation of human rights, particularly when it puts the health, development, and survival of children at danger. Children in India have to cope with a lot of challenges that are caused by climate change, such air pollution, water shortages, harsh weather, and more infections. These factors put their right to a good life, health, education, and a good quality of living at danger. The Indian Constitution and international accords like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) safeguard these rights.
This paper discusses about the notion of climate justice for Children and how it fits into the wider picture of human rights and environmental law. It also highlights how crucial the problem is, as India is one of the nations that is most likely to be affected by climate change. The introduction outlines what the study is trying to do: prove that the harm climate change brings to Children has to be looked at from a legal and moral point of view. This will make states more accountable and make policies that put Children first when it comes to the environment. The publication intends to join to the increasing discourse about child rights amid the climate crisis and urge for reforms to India’s laws and systems to safeguard the rights of the country’s youngest and most vulnerable citizens.
