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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      November 2022
      November 2022
      ISBN:
      9781009106214
      9781009098779
      9781009102155
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009106214
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      Creative Common License - CC Creative Common License - BY Creative Common License - NC Creative Common License - ND
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      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.76kg, 432 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.63kg, 432 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Public International Law, Law, Human Rights, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
      Series:
      Globalization and Human Rights
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    Subjects:
    Public International Law, Law, Human Rights, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
    Series:
    Globalization and Human Rights
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    Book description

    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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    ‘… a successful anthology that complements the existing literature on climate litigation research, particularly due to its chapters on legal sociology, the numerous perspectives from and for practitioners, and the explicit inclusion of and reflection on climate litigation in the Global South. … these previously unknown and innovative perspectives on the phenomenon of climate litigation are a great asset for a hopefully broad readership from academia, practice, and society.’

    Michael Kalis Source: Heidelberg Journal of International Law

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    Contents
    • 20 - Climate Change Litigation in India
      pp 364-375
    • Its Potential and Challenges
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    • 21 - The Tide of Climate Litigation Is upon Us in Africa
      pp 376-386
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    • 22 - Pakistan
      pp 387-395
    • A Good Story That Can Go Awry If Shortcomings Remain Unacknowledged
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    • Index
      pp 396-407
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    • Books in the Series - Series page
      pp 408-408
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