Climate Change Law
VU University Amsterdam | Law Faculty | updated yearly
The federal and national regulation of emissions
The federal and national regulation of emissions
In the previous weeks we were busy with discussing how various international legal regimes relate to climate change. This week we will…
Human+fundamental rights and climate change
Human+fundamental rights and climate change
Sources of human+fundamental rights
International investment law and climate change
International investment law and climate change
In the previous class we saw that the UNFCCC is not the only international legal regime relevant for climate change; legal obligations of…
Beyond the UNFCCC — Climate Change and International Law
Beyond the UNFCCC — Climate Change and International Law
In the previous class+blogpost, we discussed the existing international legal regime on climate change, UNFCCC. Beyond the UNFCCC, many…
Political rights, civil disobedience, climate change and the law
Political rights, civil disobedience, climate change and the law
(updated 3 December 2020)
Urgenda
Urgenda
This blogpost guides you through the Urgenda judgment of the Den Haag district court (2015).
(8) National and regional regulation of emissions II: regulatory strategies and legal resistance
(8) National and regional regulation of emissions II: regulatory strategies and legal resistance
In the last class we argued that the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions cannot be separated from broader political dynamics. They may…
“Market-based” approaches to regulating emissions: cap-and-trade and carbon tax
“Market-based” approaches to regulating emissions: cap-and-trade and carbon tax
(updated 28 November 2020)
The international climate change regime
The international climate change regime
(updated 5 September 2019)
The politics and economics of climate change
The politics and economics of climate change
(updated 20 October 2020)