Litigating the Climate Emergency: How Human Rights, Courts, and Legal Mobilization Can Bolster Climate Action (Globalization and Human Rights)
$110.00
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Book Synopsis: As the climate emergency intensifies, rights-based climate cases – litigation that is based on human rights law – are becoming an increasingly important tool for securing more ambitious climate action. This book is the first to offer a systematic analysis of the universe of these cases known as human rights and climate change (HRCC) cases. By combining theory, empirical documentation, and strategic debate among preeminent scholars and practitioners from around the world, the book captures the roots, legal innovations, empirical richness, impact, and challenges of this dynamic field of sociolegal practice. It looks specifically at the sociolegal origins and trajectory of HRCC cases, the legal innovations of this type of litigation, and the strategies and impacts of these cases. In doing so, this book equips litigators, researchers, practitioners, students, and concerned citizens with an understanding of an important method of holding governments and corporations accountable for climate harms. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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In the face of the escalating climate emergency, we need powerful tools to drive more ambitious climate action. That's where Litigating the Climate Emergency: How Human Rights, Courts, and Legal Mobilization Can Bolster Climate Action comes in. This groundbreaking book explores the world of rights-based climate cases, known as human rights and climate change (HRCC) cases, providing a comprehensive analysis of their origins, innovations, impacts, and challenges.
By combining cutting-edge theory, real-world evidence, and expert insights from leading scholars and practitioners worldwide, this book offers a vital resource for anyone looking to make a difference in the battle against climate change. Whether you're a litigator, researcher, practitioner, student, or concerned citizen, this book will equip you with the knowledge and understanding needed to hold governments and corporations accountable for their climate-related actions.
But that's not all - the book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core, ensuring that this invaluable information is accessible to all. Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn from the best and join the global movement for climate justice.
Ready to take action? Get your copy of Litigating the Climate Emergency today and become part of the solution.
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