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Tittel:Judging Climate Change: The Role of the Judiciary in the Fight Against Climate Change
Ansvar:Heather Colby, Ana Stella Ebbersmeyer, Lisa Marie Heim & Marthe Kielland Røssaak
Forfatter:Colby, Heather / Ebbersmeyer, Ana Stella / Heim, Lisa Marie / Røssaak, Marthe Kielland
Materialtype:Artikkel - elektronisk
Signatur:Oslo law review
Utgitt:Oslo : Universitetsforlaget, 2020
Omfang:S. 168-185
Serie:Oslo law review ; 3/2020
Emneord:Klima
Stikkord:EMK / EMK - Konvensjon om beskyttelse av menneskerettighetene og de grunnleggende friheter
Innhold:This paper aims to determine what the proper role of the judiciary should be in developing climate change policy. It does so in light of the sometimes contentious relationship between ‘activist’ or ‘progressive’ judges and the doctrine of separation of powers. This relationship has a long history by which much of human rights law has been shaped. The paper analyses the court judgments in the cases of Urgenda v Kingdom of the Netherlands, Juliana v United States, and Friends of the Irish Environment v Ireland in order to identify how different legal systems view this relationship. The paper also considers the upcoming climate case in the Supreme Court of Norway. In particular, the question is asked whether the separation of powers in Europe and the United States is a doctrine mandating systems of power balance rather than of strict separation.

Drawing on the argumentation from the Urgenda judgment, the paper concludes that the protection and development of human rights should be the main concern in climate change litigation. The judiciary should accordingly take an important role in climate change policy-making in order for the state to comply with its duty to instigate emission limits.

Keywords Judicial activism climate change litigation judiciary and climate change policy Urgenda v Kingdom of the Netherlands Juliana v United States Friends of the Irish Environment v Ireland fundamental rights
Del av verk:Oslo law review 3/2020

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