The Rights of Children and Youth in the Climate Crisis by Aoi... - 9781032287959

The Rights of Children and Youth in the Climate CrisisAction and Litigation\nAuthor(s): Aoife Daly, Florencia Paz Landeira, Liesl Muller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032287959, 978-1032287959\nSynopsis\nThe climate crisis is a human rights crisis as health, homes, education, and numerous other areas of human life are affected. In this work, the authors examine how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to the climate crisis and argue that children and youth are rights-makers, reshaping legal and political norms for everyone. The authors also analyse ways in which children/youth are leading the fight against climate change with rights advocacy. Their climate action at national level, in international forums, and in the courts is examined. It is concluded that children/youth have had distinct impacts across these different arenas in which human rights are shaped. Participation rights for children/.