Practice question
A claimant argues that Oposa’s recognition of future generations automatically canceled every timber license and dispensed with participation of affected licensees. Which is correct?
- Every license was automatically canceled
- Intergenerational responsibility establishes ecological representation but does not by itself award every requested remedy or erase due process
- Licensees can never be affected by litigation
- The case held environmental rights nonexistent
- Future generations must wait until all resources are exhausted
Legal references
- https://www.un.org/esa/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm — Rio Declaration (1992), Principle 3
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/jul1993/gr_101083_1993.html — Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993, main opinion
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