TOWARDS A GLOBAL PACT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

"On the occasion of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 19th, 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron presented the draft of the Global Pact for Environment in front of Heads of States and Governments, representatives of civil society and the private sector, and the 193 member states of the organization. This event took place in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the President of the French Constitutional Council, Laurent Fabius.

This pact, if adopted, will complement the legal framework of the fundamental human rights norms created by René Cassin, reinforced by Karel Vasak, by creating the three generations of rights. Each of these generations could now have its own Covenant. For the first two generations of rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights were adopted in 1966. For the third generation, this new Global Pact will encompass the majority of rights. It will be the one that will lead mankind to 'act for the planet, to act through the law.'"