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Introduzione

  • Laura Pineschi

The paper provides an introduction on the recent developments of the growing trend of ‘judicialisation’ of climate crisis (climate litigation) through which climate action and accountability have been progressively shifted from purely political arena into domestic and international courts. The contribution also reflects over the practical effectiveness of climate litigation at the international level.

  • Keywords:
  • climate justice; ‘judicialisation’ of climate crisis.,
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Laura Pineschi

University of Parma, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6380-8662

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  2. Wolfgang, Kahl, and Marc-Philippe Weller, edited by. 2021. Climate Change Litigation. A Handbook. London: Hurt Publishing.
  3. Sindico Francesco and Makane Moïse Mbengue, edited by. 2021. Comparative Climate Change Litigation: Beyond the Usual Suspects. Cham: Springer.
  4. Rodríguez-Garavito, César, edited by. 2022. Litigating the Climate Emergency: How Human Rights, Courts and Legal Mobilization can Bolster Climate Action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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  8. Joana Setzer, Joana, Silbert, Nicola and Lisa Vanhala, “The Effectiveness of Climate Change Litigation.” In Research Handbook on Climate Change Litigation, edited by Sindico Francesco, Kate McKanzie Kate, Medici-Colombo Gastón and Lennart Wegener, 245. Cheltenham, Northampton: Elgar.
  9. Nedeski, Nataša, Tom Sparks e Gleids Hernández. 2023. “The World Is Burning, Urgently and Irreparably: A Plea for Interim Protection against Climatic Change at the ICJ.” The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals. 304.
  10. Virzo, Roberto. 2024. “Fondamento ed esercizio della competenza consultiva del Tribunale internazionale del diritto del mare: considerazioni a margine del parere del 21 maggio 2024.” La Comunità internazionale. 4: 603-28.
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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Introduzione

Authors

Laura Pineschi

Language

Italian

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-1090-4.05

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

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CC BY-SA 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Bibliographic Information

Book Title

Il contenzioso climatico nazionale e internazionale: questioni aperte e nuove tendenze

Book Subtitle

Atti del Convegno tenutosi presso il Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell’Università degli Studi di Siena l'11 novembre 2024

Editors

Ornella Feraci

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

166

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY-SA 4.0

Metadata License

CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press, USiena Press

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-1090-4

ISBN Print

979-12-215-1089-8

eISBN (pdf)

979-12-215-1090-4

eISBN (epub)

979-12-215-1091-1

Series Title

Strumenti del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza di Siena

Series ISSN

3035-5656

Series E-ISSN

3035-5842

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