Dignity Rights and Climate Justice Read more about Dignity Rights and Climate Justice While courts are necessary, they are not sufficient in the struggle for climate justice. Courts must recognize not only the limitations of the political branches and the private sector, but also their potential. They must work together with government and civil society to impel effective solutions to the climate crisis.
Erin Daly Keywords environmental constitutionalism law dignity rights climate justice Read more about Erin Daly Erin Daly is Professor of Law at Delaware Law School and the co-founder of the Dignity Rights Project. She served as Interim Dean and Vice Dean of the Law School in 2013-2015.
Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change: Using Constitutions to Advance Environmental Rights and Achieve Climate Justice Read more about Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change: Using Constitutions to Advance Environmental Rights and Achieve Climate Justice Senior judges from across Asia Pacific and other legal stakeholders (i.e., government, prosecutors, civil society, and academicians) in this judicial colloquium discussed the role of the judiciary in advancing environmental rights and climate justice. The objective of the colloquium is to assist and build capacity of judges in Asia Pacific in applying environmental constitutionalism to achieve climate justice and advance human dignity.