This article explores the role of law in the mass youth climate justice movement
and its significance in achieving the movement’s objectives. The first section
conducts an interdisciplinary review of literature, examining the natural
and socio-political drivers of this social movement. Subsequently, the article
analyses literature on how law serves as an instrument for social change. It
integrates theoretical insights with a review of a selected case law, illustrating
how children and young adults involved in the climate justice movement utilise
law to pursue their goals. In doing so, the article discusses the importance
of mobilising law and strategic litigation to effect desired social changes and
identifies key elements of legal argumentation in presenting claims for climate
justice before judicial authorities and tribunals.
Key words: environment, intergenerational justice, youth, social change, strategic
litigation.