The Role of Judges in Systemic Climate Litigation: A Comparative Analysis of Ireland and the Netherlands
(2021) 16(2) Journal of Comparative Law 610.
51 Pages Posted: 11 May 2022
Date Written: 2021
Abstract
This paper addresses the question of what role the judiciary should play in reviewing the adequacy of a state’s climate mitigation policies from a constitutional and human rights perspective.
Keywords: Climate litigation, justiciability, Urgenda, Friends of the Irish Environment, Jeff King
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Kelleher, Orla, The Role of Judges in Systemic Climate Litigation: A Comparative Analysis of Ireland and the Netherlands (2021). (2021) 16(2) Journal of Comparative Law 610., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4088337 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4088337
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