Climate change poses tremendous legal challenges. The law is still largely unsettled. Seeing the global consequences of GHG emissions, many enterprises may face litigation before courts in multiple jurisdictions. The outcome of these cases is often hard to predict. It is in the best interest of humankind and the environment to create global obligations, for instance in the form of concrete obligations of States and enterprises, which can be applied by courts around the globe. Using a myriad o...

In June 2020, the research center for climate law ClimLaw: Graz was officially opened at the University of Graz, Austria. As part of the festive opening, distinguished members of the Scientific Board of ClimLaw: Graz and PhD students specialising in climate law gave presentations on current opportunities and challenges in climate law. This volume assembles the essays and provides a testimony of the official launch of ClimLaw: Graz. Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our...

Steeds luider en vaker wordt erop aangedrongen om historisch onrecht "goed te maken" door het aanbieden van excuses of door het betalen van schadevergoeding. Aan beide reacties zitten nogal wat haken en ogen, die in de hitte van de discussie vaak onderbelicht blijven. Het aanbieden van excuses of het betalen van schadevergoeding voor historisch onrecht heeft onbedoeld grote consequenties voor de aansprakelijkheid voor allerlei handelingen die in het recente verleden en met name ook in het hed...