Environmental Law Before the Courts

The book "Environmental Law Before the Courts" offers a comprehensive analysis of current developments in environmental law by examining various legal sectors such as administrative law, constitutional law, EU law, US law, and human rights law. It explores the evolution of these legal areas before courts and tribunals from a US-EU perspective, as well as from the viewpoint of leading scholars and judges from key jurisdictions. In recent years, supranational and national courts in Europe and the USA have issued significant environmental law rulings that demonstrate how environmental and climate litigation is increasingly gaining importance as a tool for strengthening environmental protection. Particularly after the Paris Agreement, courts are actively seeking their role in multilateral environmental governance, taking on a central role in shaping the rule of law in environmental matters.