Full Description
With over 2,500 climate-related cases filed worldwide, climate litigation is rapidly evolving but lacks a comprehensive resource for guiding judicial approaches. The Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation fills this void, offering an authoritative guide to climate litigation's complex landscape. Judges, lawyers and scholars will find insights into how courts globally have addressed recurring issues, from causation to human rights impacts. Building on the rich transnational judicial dialogue already occurring within climate litigation, the Handbook distills emerging best practices with an eye towards the progressive development of the field. Its unique focus on replicable strategies in case law makes it a strategic resource for shaping the future of climate litigation. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Contents
1. Introduction Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh and Sarah Mead; 2. A Scientific Overview of Climate Change Sarah Connors, Elvira Poloczanska, Shreya Some, Minal Pathak and Joeri Rogelj; 3. Attribution Science: Insights into Climate Change and Its Consequences Carly A. Phillips, L. Delta Merner and Friederike Otto; Part I. Preliminary Issues: 4. Standing Randall S. Abate; 5. Admissibility Juan Auz; 6. Separation of Powers Christina Eckes, Jasmina Nedevska and Joana Setzer; Part II. Merits: 7. Human Rights Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh and Lucy Maxwell; 8. Extraterritoriality Mark Gibney; 9. Duty of Care Christina Voigt and Joe Udell; 10. International Atmospheric Trust Rachel M. Pemberton and Michael C. Blumm; 11. Rights of Nature Susana Borràs-Pentinat; Part III. Regime Interaction and Interpretation: 12. International Law Sarah Mead and Meinhard Doelle; 13. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities Patricia Galvao Ferreira; 14. Intergenerational Equity; Sam Bookman and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh; Part IV. Liability and Evidence: 15. State Responsibility Annalisa Savaresi; 16. Causation Lisa Benjamin and Sara Seck; 17. Climate Causality: From Causation to Attribution Petra Minnerop; 18. Remedies Juan Auz and Marcela Zúñiga; 19. Recent Landmark Decisions: Advancing Climate Litigation and State Obligations Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh and Joe Udell; 20. Conclusion: The Future of Climate Litigation Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh and Sarah Mead.
