Research Handbook on Climate Change Law and Loss & Damage

Research Handbooks in Climate Law series

Edited by the late Meinhard Doelle, formerly Professor of Law and Sara L. Seck, Associate Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

This timely Research Handbook offers an insightful review of how legal systems – whether domestic, international or transnational – can and should adjust to fairly and effectively support loss and damage (L&D) claims in climate change law. International contributors guide readers through a detailed assessment of the history and current state of L&D provisions under the UN climate regime and consider the opportunities to fund L&D claims both within and outside the UN climate system.

‘Meinhard Doelle and Sara L. Seck offer a brave and overdue intervention into conventional climate law and loss & damage scholarship. They adopt an unflinchingly equity-oriented approach to climate law and explore some of the most contentious yet essential challenges – including climate justice, racial capitalism, colonialism, intersectionality and private sector participation. In addition to grappling with these challenges head on, the book also offers granular analysis of core questions of international law and international institutions and would be essential reading for anyone interested in climate law, loss & damage, or more far-reaching questions of how to draw upon the rule of law to build a safer and more equitable world.’
——肉桂Carlarne,俄亥俄州立大学University, US

‘Meinhard Doelle and Sara Seck bring together an impressive update on this ever-evolving subject, providing required discussions on the importance of our response to climate change. Well-respected contributors provide insightful thoughts on the topic, making this an essential read for those practicing within climate law and policy, and academics and scholars studying the environment and climate change.’
– Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Adjunct Professor, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland