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Author:   Pia Rebelo (City, University of London) ,  Xavier Rebelo ,  Sanita van Wyk ,  Pedi Obani (University of Bradford)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529228953

ISBN 10:   1529228956
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   25 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Africa, Climate Justice and the Role of the Courts – Kim Bouwer, Uzuazo Etemire, Tracy-Lynn Field and Ademola Oluborode Jegede Part 1: Legal Tools, Opportunities and Barriers 2. Towards a Risk-Thematic Approach for African Climate Litigation - Tracy-Lynn Field 3. State Duty to ‘Protect’ Rights and Legal Obstacles to Climate Litigation – Ademola Oluborode Jegede 4. Litigation against Coal-fired Power in South Africa: Lessons from and for global Climate Litigation to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions – Nicole Loser 5. Climate Change Litigation in Civil Law African Countries: An Assessment of Barriers and Potentialities in Cameroon - Daniel Armel Owona Mbarga Part 2: Rights-Based Approaches 6. The Prospects and Challenges of Litigating Climate Change Before the African Regional Human Rights Bodies - Elsabe Boshoff 7. Climate Change Displacement Litigation in Africa: A Human Rights and Refugee Law-Based Approach – Judge John Mativo 8. The Vulnerability of African Indigenous Peoples Meteorological Knowledge in the Climate Change Debate – Fiona Batt 9. Rights-Based Climate Change Litigation against Private Actors – Pia Rebelo 10. Different Roads to the Same Destination: Climate Change Litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the Role of Human Rights in the Mitigation of Climate Change – Sanita van Wyk Part 3: Justice, Equity and Activism 11. Climate Change and Multinationals in Nigeria: A Case for Climate Justice - Eghosa O. Ekhator 12. Law and Climate Change in North African Countries: Morocco as a Case Study - Riyad Fakhri and Youness Lazrak Hassouni 13. Climate Litigation in South Africa and Nigeria: Legal Opportunities and Gender Perspectives - Pedi Obani 14. Future citizens: Intergenerational Equity in Climate Activism - Bright Nkrumah

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Kim Bouwer is Assistant Professor at the University of Durham, UK. Uzuazo Etemire is Associate Professor at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Tracy-Lynn Field is Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and Claude Leon Chair in Earth Justice and Stewardship. Ademola Oluborode Jegede is Professor at the University of Venda, South Africa.

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