Transnational Litigation and the Quest for Climate Justice in the Global South
Abstract
<p><span>With a focus on the Philippine Human Rights Commission’s 2022 Carbon Majors </span><span>Report and a small constellation of four transnational climate lawsuits, this chapter </span><span>examines the potential for transnational litigation to advance corporate climate </span><span>accountability. It also seeks to identify pathways for future research that can </span><span>underpin a rewarding and meaningful research agenda on climate justice in the </span><span>Global South.</span></p>
Fields of Study & Subjects
Environmental law and policy
Climate Change and Geoengineering
Corporate Law and Human Rights
Publication details
- Journal / source
- SSRN Electronic Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint