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

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. Through May 2022, all existing climate litigation cases in Japan concern the construction or operation of coal-fired power plants and refer to citizens’ attempts to stop the use of coal. Civil law cases.

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UN Draft Treaty on Transnational Business Enterprises and Human Rights in the Making: Raising the Global Bar in Corporate Litigation

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Ecological restoration and environmental remediation are some responses to climate change, and thereby this Treaty is likely to impact future climate litigation. This is likely to impact the success rate of litigation claims, since the clearer an obligation is in its scope and nature, the more likely it is that non-compliance is sanctioned.

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‘Giustizia consensuale’: A New Law Journal on Consensual Justice in Its Many Nuances and Forms

Conflict of Laws

If they have chosen (a), the parties might stipulate which court and in which jurisdiction the matter will be litigated. The use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in public interest litigation brings both substantial and procedural advantages. Il frutto di un buon esercizio del diritto ( Mediation.

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