Description: Adopting a multidisciplinary approach to identify extra-legal factors that may drive decision-making processes and outcomes, this book uses case studies to address climate cases across the world.
Brief description: Emily Webster is Associate Professor of Public Law at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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"This inspiring volume offers a compelling exploration of climate litigation beyond the confines of law, bringing together a rich diversity of voices. The collection is marked by a strong sense of intellectual generosity and shared purpose, reflecting the collaborative spirit in which it was brought together. Its multidisciplinary approach illuminates how legal reasoning intersects with the social, political, and scientific dimensions of climate action, and opens new pathways for deeper scholarly engagement with the complex landscape in which climate litigation operates. It will resonate beyond legal scholarship and be of real value to those engaged in advancing climate justice." --Leslie-Anne Duvic-Paoli, Reader in Environmental Law at King's College London, UK
"Exemplifying multidisciplinarity at its best, this volume brilliantly illuminates the often-overlooked "extra-legal factors" that remain pivotal to adjudicating climate litigation. The constituent essays are wide-ranging in their geographical scope and disciplinary reach, successfully combining analytical depth with empirical breadth. The editors have curated an essential collection for scholars, legal practitioners, and activists interested in influencing the outcome of adjudication for climate justice." --Professor Cajetan Iheka, Yale University, author of 'African Ecomedia: Network Forms, Planetary Politics: '