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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2022

Edited by
César Rodríguez-Garavito
César Rodríguez-Garavito
Affiliation:
New York University

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Litigating the Climate Emergency
How Human Rights, Courts, and Legal Mobilization Can Bolster Climate Action
 , pp. v - viii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022
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Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. List of Tables

  3. List of Contributors

  4. Introduction

    César Rodríguez-Garavito

  5. Part IThe Rights Turn in Climate Litigation

    1. 1Litigating the Climate Emergency: The Global Rise of Human Rights–Based Litigation for Climate Action

      César Rodríguez-Garavito

    2. 2The Social and Political Life of Climate Change Litigation: Mobilizing the Law to Address the Climate Crisis

      Lisa Vanhala

  6. Part IILegal Strategy in Rights-Based Climate Litigation

    1. 3Thinking Strategically about Climate Litigation

      Ben Batros and Tessa Khan

    2. 4The Quest for Butterfly Climate Adjudication

      Catalina Vallejo Piedrahíta and Siri Gloppen

    3. 5Climate Litigation through an Equality Lens

      James A. Goldston

    4. 6Two Reputed Allies: Reconciling Climate Justice and Litigation in the Global South

      Juan Auz

    5. 7Staying within Atmospheric and Judicial Limits: Core Principles for Assessing Whether State Action on Climate Change Complies with Human Rights

      Sophie Marjanac and Sam Hunter Jones

    6. 8Litmus Tests as Tools for Tribunals to Assess State Human Rights Obligations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      Ashfaq Khalfan

    7. 9The Farmer or the Hero Litigator? Modes of Climate Litigation in the Global South

      Jolene Lin and Jacqueline Peel

    8. 10The Impacts of High-Profile Litigation against Major Fossil Fuel Companies

      Joana Setzer

  7. Part IIIBeyond the Law: Science and Narratives in Rights-Based Climate Litigation

    1. 11Climate Science and Human Rights: Using Attribution Science to Frame Government Mitigation and Adaptation Obligations

      Michael Burger, Jessica Wentz, and Daniel J. Metzger

    2. 12The Evolution of Corporate Accountability for Climate Change

      Richard Heede

    3. 13Providing Evidence to Support Strategic Climate Enforcement and Litigation

      Reinhold Gallmetzer

    4. 14The Case for Climate Visuals in the Courtroom

      Kelly Matheson

    5. 15The Story of Our Lives: Narrative Change Strategies in Climate Litigation

      Laura Gyte, Violeta Barrera, and Lucy Singer

  8. Part IVThe Climate Emergency on Trial: Human Rights and Climate Litigation around the World

    1. 16Courts, Climate Action, and Human Rights: Lessons from the Friends of the Irish Environment v. Ireland Case

      Victoria Adelmant, Philip Alston, and Matthew Blainey

    2. 17Closing the Supply-Side Accountability Gap through Climate Litigation

      Michelle Jonker-Argueta

    3. 18Climate Litigation before International Tribunals: The Six Portuguese Youth v. 33 Governments of Europe Case before the European Court of Human Rights

      Gerry Liston and Paul Kingsley Clark

    4. 19Is There a Brazilian Approach to Climate Litigation? The Climate Crisis, Political Instability, and Litigation Possibilities in Brazil

      Julia Mello Neiva and Gabriel Mantelli

    5. 20Climate Change Litigation in India: Its Potential and Challenges

      Arpitha Kodiveri

    6. 21The Tide of Climate Litigation Is upon Us in Africa

      Pooven Moodley

    7. 22Pakistan: A Good Story That Can Go Awry If Shortcomings Remain Unacknowledged

      Waqqas Ahmad Mir

  9. Index

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