Influence of the right to the environment on sustainable development from the perspective of international law

Nature is one of the most important pillars of human life, which is why the environment has been considered in all historical periods. at first, contemporary international law seeks to protect the environment as part of international environmental law, but the inadequacy of this protection and the need to protect the environment for nowadays's human beings and future generations, the link between the environment and human rights it was considered because legal protection of human rights could be a means to protect the environment. hence, in the context of the third generation of human rights, a new right called "the right to the environment" was created in international human rights instruments, in which the environment was raised as a human right. this right is not only a reminder of the solidarity rights that are categorized in the third generation of human rights, but also necessary for the realization of many human rights, civil, political or economic, social and cultural rights. however, the exercise of this right requires a level of development which in turn provides for a greater degree of environmental degradation. hence, the international community since the nineties has promoted the idea of sustainable development at all levels of national, regional and the international has put it on its agenda.