Climate Litigation and Vulnerabilities
Global South Perspectives
Maria Antonia Tigre editor Melanie Jean Murcott editor Susan Ann Samuel editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:19th Jun '25
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This volume explores climate litigation as a means to tackle the rights and socio-ecological, intergenerational, gender, racial, and other justice implications of the ever-growing vulnerability to climate change, whilst critically engaging with the notions of vulnerability and intersectional climate justice.
With insightful analysis, thought-provoking case studies, and a global perspective, the collection illustrates the opportunities and pitfalls of litigation pursued by people from the Global South who face intersecting forms of oppression and marginalisation amidst the climate crisis. Contributors discuss litigation strategy, novel legal arguments, institutional barriers, and unique socio-ecological and political challenges in the Global South. Divided into two parts, the book recognises that climate change is an existential threat to humanity more frequently being tackled in courts worldwide. The first part exposes the limits of litigation as a mechanism for intersectional climate justice for vulnerable people in the Global South. The second part highlights innovations in climate litigation in pursuit of intersectional climate justice.
The book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and policymakers in the areas of human rights law, environmental law, climate law, Latin American studies, South Asian studies, and African studies.
"A groundbreaking compilation, this book offers a unique blend of theoretical and practical insights on climate litigation in the Global South. With a focus on vulnerabilities and intersectionality, the editors bring together a diverse range of voices to provide a framework for understanding the disproportionate impacts of climate change and the role of courts in addressing them. The book's contributors explore innovative ways litigation can be more responsive to the lived realities of affected communities, and relay novel perspectives and strategies rooted in local contexts. A significant contribution to the field of climate litigation, this volume reshapes how we think about climate justice and legal accountability in a rapidly changing world." — Michael Burger, Executive Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University
"A groundbreaking compilation, this book offers a unique blend of theoretical and practical insights on climate litigation in the Global South. With a focus on vulnerabilities and intersectionality, the editors bring together a diverse range of voices to provide a framework for understanding the disproportionate impacts of climate change and the role of courts in addressing them. The book's contributors explore innovative ways litigation can be more responsive to the lived realities of affected communities, and relay novel perspectives and strategies rooted in local contexts. A significant contribution to the field of climate litigation, this volume reshapes how we think about climate justice and legal accountability in a rapidly changing world."
Michael Burger,Executive Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University
ISBN: 9781032722863
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 800g
324 pages