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Climate Change Litigation

Climate Change Litigation is a form of environmental litigation wherein legal action is taken to enforce accountability for greenhouse gas emissions or climate-related harms, distinguished by its focus on transboundary environmental harm and the application of domestic or international legal frameworks to address climate change impacts.

222

Publications

8.3K

Citations

279

Authors

183

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

136

Parents

Publications

222

Liability for climate change

Myles Allen · Nature · 2003 · 471 citations

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A Rights Turn in Climate Change Litigation?

Jacqueline Peel, Hari M. Osofsky · Transnational Environmental Law · 2017 · 270 citations · Full text

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Atmospheric justice: a political theory of climate change

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 257 citations

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If at First You Don’t Succeed: Suing Corporations for Climate Change

Geetanjali Ganguly, Joana Setzer, Veerle Heyvaert · Oxford Journal of Legal Studies · 2018 · 178 citations · Full text

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Transnational Climate Litigation: The Contribution of the Global South

Jacqueline Peel, Jolene Lin · American Journal of International Law · 2019 · 169 citations · Full text

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Authors

279

  1. JS
    Joana Setzer

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 550 citations

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  2. HM
    Hari M. Osofsky

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    10 publications · 609 citations

    10

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  3. JP
    Jacqueline Peel

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    7 publications · 662 citations

    7

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  4. AS
    Annalisa Savaresi

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 182 citations

    7

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  5. BP
    Brian Preston

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    6 publications · 194 citations

    6

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Institutions

183

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    731 citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    538 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    116 citations

  6. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    138 citations

  7. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    395 citations

  8. University of Eastern Finland

    Joensuu, Finland

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    138 citations

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Venues

  1. Transnational Environmental Law

    TEL · 14 publications · 815 citations

    14

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 16 publications · 507 citations

    12

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  4. Climate Law

    10 publications · 252 citations

    10

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  5. Journal of Human Rights and the Environment

    8 publications · 239 citations

    8

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