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Summer School ‘Democracy and Climate Justice’

An overview of the themes, objectives and key figures of the CJLL Summer School. From July 1 to 6, 2024, the Summer School was organized by University of Palermo, bringing together over 30 speakers and nearly 100 students.

The role of law in the protection of human right related to the environment

Interview with Prof. Shashikala Gurpur of Symbiosis Law School in Pune, India, conducted during the Summer School “Democracy and Climate Justice”.

Human Rights and climate change: challenges for international laws and the role of climate litigation

Interview with Attorney Luca Saltalamacchia (Rete Legalità per il Clima) and Professor Beatriz Felipe (CiCra Justicial Ambiental – URV Tarragona).

The rights of future generations and the role of the legal professions

Interview with Professor De Armenteras and State Prosecutor Spampinato. The rights of future generations are one of the issues of greatest concern in climate litigation, with an increase in the number of cases.

 

🌱 PAU DE VILCHEZ – “Climate change as a paradigm between human rights and the environment”

As part of the International Congress “Climate Litigation and Environmental Justice” (June 5-7, 2025, Campus Catalunya, Tarragona), Pau de Vilchez examines how climate change intersects with human rights and environmental protection, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for climate action.

📢 PAU DE VILCHEZ – “Tackling denialism through communication”

As part of the International Congress “Climate Litigation and Environmental Justice” (June 5-7, 2025, Campus Catalunya, Tarragona), Pau de Vilchez explores how effective communication strategies can help combat climate denialism and promote awareness and action.

 

🔎 SOLEDAD GALLEGO – “What tactics do corporations and lobbies use when litigating against NGOs?”

As part of the International Congress “Climate Litigation and Environmental Justice” (June 5-7, 2025, Campus Catalunya, Tarragona), Soledad Gallego explores the strategies corporations and lobbying groups use when confronting NGOs in environmental litigation, revealing how private interests challenge climate action.

📢 JAIME DORESTE – “Climate activism and the rights of public information and public participation”

As part of the International Conference on Climate Litigation and Environmental Justice (June 5-7, 2025, Campus Catalunya, Tarragona), Jaime Doreste analyzes how climate activism leverages the rights to information and public participation to drive real change in environmental policies. 

 

✊ OLGA ÁLVAREZ – “Empowering citizens to participate in climate action and litigation”

As part of the International Conference on Climate Litigation and Environmental Justice (June 5-7, 2025, Campus Catalunya, Tarragona), Olga Álvarez explains how to empower citizens to actively participate in climate action and environmental litigation. 

Giudizio Universale: the first Climate Litigations in Italy – CJLL videopill 

From the first Italian climate litigation to continuous postponements, to the new litigations against ENI: the history we are going through shows how difficult it is to obtain climate justice in a country that continues to ignore its international obligations. 

Climate finance: Who really pays for the climate crisis? – CJLL videpills 

While states proclaim ambitious goals, the most vulnerable countries continue to bear the highest costs of the crisis—losses, damage, instability, human rights violations. 

What is climate justice: origins, scope, and implications

Climate justice is not just about the environment, but about the relationship between the climate crisis, inequality, and rights. It stems from the struggle for environmental justice and questions who is responsible for the crisis, who suffers the worst effects, and who makes the decisions.

What is climate litigation: definition and introductory overview

Climate litigation is one of the most effective tools that has emerged in response to the inertia of climate policies. It uses the law as leverage to hold states and large corporations accountable when promises and targets remain on paper.

Sustainability actions in Germany