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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

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In the 2018 case, the plaintiffs were found not to have standing because their interest in not suffering damage from climate change was not considered an individual interest to be protected (see Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe for more discussion).

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Conference Report: The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law

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Formulated by the United Nations in 2015, they form the core of the 2030 Agenda and aim to enable people worldwide to live in dignity while respecting the earth’s ecological limit. In her presentation, she focused on tort law. This has not been the case for Private Law so far.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. By Yumeno Grace Nishikawa, LLM*.

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Guest Commentary: An Assessment of the Hague District Court’s Decision in Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc

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The historic judgment rendered by the District Court of the Hague on May 26, 2021 represents a new understanding of corporate liability in regards to the risk of harm caused by their contribution to climate change. The court confirmed standing interests of NGOs representing Dutch public interests (§4.2.2.). by Iva Lea Aurer*.

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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

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A new case filed by the ATF through the Ministério Público Federal (MPF) in federal court targets a Brazilian farmer (Dauro Parreiras de Rezende) who was single-handedly responsible for the deforestation of 2,488.56 The court also suspended any paperwork related to the movement of cattle coming from or destined to the farms.

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The Critical Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Achieving Net Zero

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And that has implications for tort law, contract law, and property law, because it is less clear in many ways how basic legal principles such as negligence, foreseeability, force majeure, and reasonableness will apply to particular problems. “You In late 2023, LSEW committed “to being net zero by 2030” in its operations.

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Guest Commentary: New Italian Constitutional Reform: What it Means for Environmental Protection, Future Generations & Climate Litigation

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Prior to the reform, constitutional environmental protection was developed in the case law of the Constitutional Court. Climate litigation cases that rely on human rights have achieved some success in Europe and beyond and prompted courts to demand increased ambition from governments. 179/2019 ). For example, in Urgenda Foundation v.