Analyzing the Components of Intergenerational Justice in International Law and Razavi Culture
Volume 12, Issue 48, Autumn 2024, Pages 221-256
https://doi.org/10.22034/farzv.2024.405492.1892
Mohammad Ghorbanzadeh, Somayeh Soleimani
Abstract The theory of intergenerational justice is a theoretical response to the problem of the environmental crisis and the threat to the rights of future generations, the purpose of which is to achieve a better quality of life for all generations and to achieve the goals of sustainable development; despite the modernity of this theory in international law, attention to life and The health of all generations, including future generations, has a long history in Razavi culture; the sum of the teachings of the Qur’an and the Sunnah and the emphasis of Imam Reza’s speech and behavior indicate that the concept of intergenerational justice is a duty to secure the rights of the future generation and protect natural resources and the environment. It is social and moral and consists of three dimensions of duty and environmental responsibility, social solidarity and creation of equal opportunity, economic efficiency and sustainability of consumption, which are the dimensions of sustainable development in international law.
With the difference that in the discourse of the international law system, only the protection of the rights of future generations is taken into consideration, but in the Razavi culture, the centrality of God and the exaltation of the ontological approach of man are emphasized; in addition, justice in international law, The necessary condition is sustainable development, but in the mentioned culture, it is more than the necessary condition and continuity of life, but it is the same as the stability and survival of life; Therefore, each generation receives all public protection from the previous generations and has obligations as a trustee to protect it for future generations as beneficiaries; Also, in the mentioned culture, justice has a wide concept and in addition to the field of creation, it also includes the fields of legislation and punishment.

