Overview

Arguing for the critical importance of the topic within law school curricula (whether for academic credit purposes or not), this novel and exceptionally timely book explores a fundamental question: should law schools teach about climate and environmental justice? Despite the urgency of climate and environmental protection issues, many law schools present the topic as optional for students or don’t engage at all. Arguing for the inclusion of climate and environmental justice at the earliest possible opportunity, this book presents study models in a variety of contexts and jurisdictions to support research into curriculum development and design. Case study examples of planned climate and environmental justice research and offerings at national and international levels are presented to support those who wish to include and/or expand provisions. This book also addresses concerns and initiatives of indigenous peoples, demonstrating how partnerships between law schools and others remain integral to establishing sustainable learning initiatives. Ultimately promoting and supporting the study of climate and environmental justice in a legal and applied context, this book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and academics involved with sustainability education, training and leadership, legal education and curriculum design. Clinical legal educators may also find the volume of interest.

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Author:   Richard Grimes (Independent education and senior legal services consultant, UK) ,  Stephen Levett (University of York Law School, UK) ,  Rebecca Samaras (University of Edinburgh, UK) ,  Rebecca Williams (University of Glasgow, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781032820477

ISBN 10:   1032820470
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   23 September 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Richard Grimes, Stephen Levett, Rebecca Samaras and Rebecca Williams Part 1 - The case for including climate and environmental justice in the law school portfolio Chapter 1 Climate change and the Environment: the educational imperative Richard Grimes Chapter 2 Locating the Learning and Teaching of Climate and Environmental Justice in the Law School Portfolio: ‘best practice’ and logistics Rebecca Samaras Chapter 3 Climate Lawyering and Legal Education: decolonizing the experience Ashley Nemeth and Arpitha Kodiveri Chapter 4 Addressing Dimensions of Environmental Justice through experiential learning Rebecca Williams Part 2 - Models for addressing climate and environmental justice within and extra to the curriculum Chapter 5 Legal Ethics, Law Schools and the Climate Emergency Camila Bustos Chapter 6 Developing Environmental Agents of Change Within the Core Legal Curriculum Sean Whittaker and Andrea Ross Chapter 7 Climate Change, the Environment and Legal Education: creation of knowledge through transformative experience Stephen Levett Part 3 - Working in partnership – the establishing and maintaining sustainable and effective relationship between law schools, NGOs and the wider community Chapter 8 Establishing Environmental Legal and Policy Clinics in partnership with Universities Tom Brenan Chapter 9 The Heart of Partnerships: working with environmental and climate justice stakeholders Douglas Ruley and Abigail Fleming Part 4 - Lawyers as activists – practitioners, academics and students Chapter 10 A Student Perspective on Environmental Education at Law School Harrison Singh Chapter 11 Ethos Warriors: developing law students’ leadership skills to create a more sustainable planet Richard Owen Part 5 - Case studies from around the world Chapter 12 Making Sense of the Climate Crisis: reflections on the role of legal education for future lawyering through a Climate Change & Sustainability Law Clinic David Rossati and Clemens Kaupa Chapter 13 Legal Education at the Frontier of the Ecological Transition: a case study from Turin Christina Mosalagae and Ulrich Stege Chapter 14 Pursuing Environmental Justice through North-South Collaborations: a Transnational Human Rights and Environmental Law Clinic Sue Willman Chapter 15 The Power of Climate Justice ‘Movement Lawyering’ in legal education Hubert Algie, Isobel Graham and Parker Vize Chapter 16 Integrating Climate Change Education in an English Law School Kim Bouwer Chapter 17 Building a multi-modal effort on climate and environmental justice: the journey so far Michael Robinson-Dorn Conclusion Richard Grimes, Stephen Levett, Rebecca Samaras and Rebecca Williams

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Richard Grimes is Professor of Legal Education at New Vision University, Georgia; Visiting Professor at Charles University Czechia; Honorary Professor University of Dundee, Scotland; and an independent legal education and access to justice consultant. Stephen Levett is Professor and Director of the Sustainability Clinic in York Law School, University of York, UK. Rebecca Samaras is senior lecturer in Law and Director of Clinical Legal Education, Solicitor and Notary Public in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, University of Dundee, Scotland. Rebecca Williams is lecturer in Environmental Law in the School of Law, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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