englischThe question of whether the behaviour-controlling potential of criminal law can also play a role in combating climate change has hardly been discussed so far. Based on the interplay of prohibition and sanction norms, a holistic approach is provided in this regard, which unites the most [...]

englischThe paper focuses on the Federal Constitutional Courts climate decision of March 24, 2021, which is considered to be the most far-reaching climate protection decision. Public-law climate lawsuits raised the question of the extent to which individuals are entitled to climate protection. The [...]

englischClimate change litigation challenges our understanding of the role of domestic courts in international law. This book compares four climate change cases and examines the role of domestic courts under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Domestic courts take a hinge function in the bottom up approach of [...]