Water quality: Holland’s next hot topic?

After postponing its obligations under the WFD until 2027, the Netherlands will not be able to meet them by 2027 either. Which measures must be implemented to prevent further water pollution?

Iris Blom • July 13, 2023 • 3 comments

The long road to increased corporate responsibility

Climate litigation is rich in insights on failing climate governance. What can we learn from lawsuits against car corporations trying to stop the distribution of fossil-fuelled cars?

Bettina Schmiedler • July 10, 2023

Urgenda case affects private companies

The judgment in the Shell case suggests that companies should comply with the targets in the Paris Climate Agreement. The case possibly sets a new, climate-friendly precedent in corporate law

Ivana Mlikota • January 17, 2023

Sustainable development in India’s FTAs

Is India’s historical protectionism towards its European counterparts making way for a 'greener shade' of trade agreements?

Cláudia Ferreira Azevedo, Divya Gupta, Eva Baudichau and Olivier Beaubien • July 28, 2022

Lean, clean, and green?

An appraisal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s green approach to infrastructure projects. How environmentally sustainable is infrastructure development?

Abhinand Siddharth, Martin Dabrowski, Siddharth Trakroo and Vinícius Souza • July 04, 2022

Strategic climate litigation and polarisation: Fanning or smothering the flames of societal conflicts?

What, if any, should the role of courts be in reconciling the pressing need for climate action in an atmosphere of deep-running social tension?

Christina Eckes • June 28, 2022

The Argentine Supreme Court: An environmental protection force to be reckoned with

In contrast to the traditional role of judges as neutral arbiters of legal disputes, the Argentine judiciary has played an increasingly political role in recent years, taking a strong interventionist approach in environmental cases.

Asmaa Khadim • June 10, 2022

The Tata saga: Another environmental issue on the court's plate?

After local residents filed charges against Tata Steel, last February the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (PPS) started criminal investigations into the steel company. These events fit in a broader trend of citizens turning to the judiciary when they feel other institutions are failing them.

Lisa Ansems • June 09, 2022

Climate change litigation in Indonesia

Following the success of the Urgenda case in the Netherlands and other cases around the world, citizens from Jakarta also turned to climate change litigation in their fight for a cleaner environment.

Elise Schermers • June 03, 2022

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