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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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2020

Human rights

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Climate Change, Coming Soon To A Court Near You – Report Two: Climate Litigation In Asia And The Pacific And Beyond, Briony Eales, Ama Francis, Michael Burger, Romany M. Webb, Jessica A. Wentz, Dena Adler, Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta, Francesse Joy J. Cordon-Navarro Jan 2020

Climate Change, Coming Soon To A Court Near You – Report Two: Climate Litigation In Asia And The Pacific And Beyond, Briony Eales, Ama Francis, Michael Burger, Romany M. Webb, Jessica A. Wentz, Dena Adler, Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta, Francesse Joy J. Cordon-Navarro

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Climate change in Asia and the Pacific is deadly and impacts communities now. Regional climate litigation seeks relief in increasingly urgent ways and judges need a tool kit to respond. Report Two of this four-part series is a comprehensive review of the growing number and variety of climate lawsuits in Asia and the Pacific. It underscores the unique flavor and voice of regional jurisprudence and compares it with global approaches. No one can solve climate change alone and neither can any particular judiciary. Judges can, however, learn from each other, taking judicial excellence and applying it to the case before …


Climate Change, Coming Soon To A Court Near You – Report Four: International Climate Change Legal Frameworks, Maria Cecilia T. Sicango Jan 2020

Climate Change, Coming Soon To A Court Near You – Report Four: International Climate Change Legal Frameworks, Maria Cecilia T. Sicango

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In 2020, the Paris Agreement is the pinnacle of international law on climate change. It orchestrates global climate action over the coming decades. Countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2ºC above preindustrial times, closer to 1.5ºC. Humankind will only achieve this temperature goal if we domesticate our international climate commitments. Judges have proven to be instrumental in holding their governments accountable for their climate pledges. Report Four of this four-part series explores the nature of the Paris Agreement, its history, and the framework of international instruments and international legal principles that support global and domestic climate action.