The Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation
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 distils 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.
Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Amsterdam, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Fiji, and Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Her publications, including her book State Responsibility, Climate Change and Human Rights under International Law (2019), have been widely cited in scholarship and judicial decisions. She practices from Blue Ocean Law, a boutique international law firm based in Guam.
Sarah Mead is a New Zealand-trained lawyer who specialises in international environmental law and human rights law – with a focus on States’ obligations in light of the climate crisis. Sarah has published widely on the topic of international climate change law and is co-editor of the collection The Environment through the Lens of International Courts and Tribunals (2022). She currently serves as the Co-Director of Climate Litigation Network.
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