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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

In Japan, climate litigation ( / Kiko soshou ) has been used to challenge the legality of the construction and operation of the coal-fired power plants and promote coal phase-out. This blog post provides an overview of those cases and the broader landscape of climate litigation in Japan. Sendai Power Station ). Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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How Legal Tech Helps Civil Litigators Prepare for Cases

CARET Legal

Case management software is reshaping how civil litigators prepare for their cases, making it a smoother, faster, and more efficient process. In civil law, preparation for a case is a task that demands precision, extensive research, and an acute understanding of legal intricacies.

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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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Shell wins appeal in landmark Netherlands climate case

JURIST

In the original 2021 decision , the District Court of The Hague found that Shell had a legal obligation under Dutch civil law to align its emissions reduction targets with the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Accords. The court cited the company’s duty of care to mitigate climate change risks.

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Smith v Fonterra: A Common Law Climate Litigation Breakthrough

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Litigation against major corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters has proven extremely tough. A civil law breakthrough came in 2021, with the ruling of a Dutch court against Shell. In Smith v Fonterra , decided by New Zealand’s Supreme Court this week, we have perhaps the biggest common law breakthrough.

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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. The Draft Treaty complements soft law in the same area, namely the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. la France case, and the Swiss KlimaSeniorinnen case.

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Don’t Abolish Qualified Immunity, Reform It: Policing Expert

The Crime Report

Based on four months of research and insights from policing officials, criminal and civil law attorneys, and community leaders, Morganelli proposed four major changes that could form part of new legislation. He recommended placing “backstop liability” with the law enforcement agency that employed the officer.