Major Cases in Climate Law

A Critical Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5099-8027-7
Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Climate change is one of the great problems facing humanity; this book introduces readers to major rulings from around the world that centre on climate change as a core focus.

In addition to including general considerations, discussion, and analysis of major climate cases, the book engages with specific case studies. A range of major rulings from around the world are examined in detail: The Heathrow Runway Case (UK); The Urgenda Case (Netherlands); The Colombian Amazon Case (Colombia); The Centre for Oil Pollution Watch Case (Nigeria); The Gloucester Resources Case (Australia); Climate Case Ireland (Ireland). The reader is taken through relevant facts, issues, law and commentary pertinent to each case, and a clear, critical and evaluative account of each ruling is provided.

Climate law has emerged more recently than many other established branches of law, yet it is fast becoming one of the most discussed and studied areas of law around the world. This introduction to important cases in the area is essential reading for students, lawyers, and researchers engaged with climate law and policy in educational and practical settings.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muinzer, Thomas L

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, The Honourable Justice Brian Preston (Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Australia)
1. Major Cases in Climate Law
2. The UK: The Heathrow Runway Case
3. The Netherlands: The Urgenda Case
4. Colombia: The Colombian Amazon Case
5. Nigeria: The Centre for Oil Pollution Watch Case
6. Australia: The Gloucester Resources Case
7. Ireland: Climate Case Ireland
8. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Muinzer, Thomas L
Thomas L Muinzer undertook his qualifying law degree and other legal qualifications at Queen's University Belfast. After receiving his Doctorate in 2015 he taught in the Law School and the Planning Department at Queen's University, then was appointed Lecturer in Law at Stirling University, Scotland, where he was Co-Director of the Law School's major dual-stream LLM/MSc Masters programme (2016-2018). He was subsequently Lecturer in Energy Law at 'CEPMLP', the University of Dundee's Centre for Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy (2018-2020). In 2020 he joined the Law School at the University of Aberdeen as Reader in Energy Transition Law. He is the Co-Director of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law.

Thomas L Muinzer is Reader in Energy Transition Law, University of Aberdeen, UK.