The Handbook discusses the respective issues arising in the current discourse on climate protection from different legal perspectives (including International law, European law and national public and civil law). In particular, it addresses the issue of “climate protection by courts”.
It gives an overview about important jurisdictions in the field of Climate Change Litigation, including inter alia the US, Canada, Australia, UK, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil and Germany.
Climate change litigation is in the course of establishing itself into an independent branch of environmental law and international law which is most likely to be one of the major legal markets of the future.
Outline
Fundamental questions of climate change litigation
Procedural Issues and Conflict of Laws
State Liability under International and European Law
Duties of protection following from Human Rights
Climate Change Litigation
Liability for Climate Damages – Germany as an International Pioneer?