Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Louis Kotzé zum
Thema „Courts,
Climate Litigation, and the Evolution of Earth System Law“ am Dienstag, der 23. April 2024 ab 18
Uhr im Seminarhaus, SH 4.104 am
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1. Dazu laden wir vorab herzlich ein!
Der Titel des Vortrags lautet „Courts, Climate Litigation, and the Evolution of Earth System Law“.
Numerous
science reports have evidenced the fundamental transformation of the
earth system due to human activities. These massive and unprecedented
changes – captured today under the term Anthropocene – require a new
perspective on global law and policy. The concept of 'earth system law'
introduces a new perspective by situating law in an earth system
context. To date, however, the discourse on earth system law has not
fully recognised courts as key actors that could shape earth system
governance. Focusing on climate governance, we posit that courts are
already playing an increasingly influential role within and beyond
national borders, and they need to be recognised as important
Anthropocene institutions within the evolving earth system law paradigm.
Drawing on several prominent climate cases in different jurisdictions,
we identify and discuss five inter-related domains where this influence
of courts on earth system law can be discerned: establishing
accountability, redefining power relations, remedying vulnerabilities
and injustices, increasing the reach and impact of international climate
law, and applying evolving insights from climate science to adjudicate
legal disputes. We suggest that the innovative work of the judiciary in
these domains could provide a basis for positioning courts as key actors
in the discourse of earth system law.
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