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SUMMARY:Seminar & Profile Area networking: Human rights\, climate change\, 
 and just transition
DESCRIPTION:Contact: info@humanrights.lu.se\n\nHuman rights law has become 
 central to the green transition. On the one hand\, rights-based climate ch
 ange litigation has been used to push states and corporations towards grea
 ter mitigation ambition\, with landmark court cases such as Urgenda and Kl
 imaSeniorinnen establishing that inadequate climate change law and policy 
 can violate human rights. On the other hand\, human rights law is increasi
 ngly invoked to challenge the justice of climate change action itself\, pa
 rticularly where renewable energy\, mining\, and other transition projects
  affect the livelihoods and cultural practices of Indigenous peoples and r
 ural communities. This emerging field of rights-based just transition liti
 gation raises difficult questions about how climate change action is appro
 ved\, designed\, and implemented\, rather than whether that action is nece
 ssary.&nbsp\;This presentation examines the relationship between these two
  aspects of human rights law. It argues that rights-based litigation can o
 perate as a double-edged sword in the climate change context: climate chan
 ge litigation can accelerate mitigation\, while the just transition litiga
 tion can expose and potentially halt unjust transition measures. It seeks 
 to understand the links between these types of litigation\, framing them a
 s interconnected indications of governance failure in the climate change c
 ontext. Where states fail to adopt ambitious climate change policy\, litig
 ation is triggered to drive action\; where states approve transition proje
 cts without meaningful participation and consent\, litigation is triggered
  to challenge injustice.&nbsp\;Understanding their interaction is therefor
 e essential for designing climate change governance that is both rapid and
  just. A just transition requires not only more climate action\, but clima
 te action that is ambitious\, fair\, and grounded in human rights.&nbsp\;L
 imited seats\, please register by 22/9 using this&nbsp\;registration form.
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;Learn more about the Lund University Profile Areas:Human Rig
 hts and Nature-based future solutions\n\nMore information about the event:
  https://www.law.lu.se/calendar/seminar-profile-area-networking-human-righ
 ts-climate-change-and-just-transition
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LOCATION:SOL:H135a\, Centre for Languages and Literature\, Helgonabacken 12
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