Brazil and Climate Justice : Pioneering Climate Litigation for a Global Cause / edited by Maria Antonia Tigre, Armando Rocha, and Délton Winter de Carvalho.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Carvalho, Délton Winter de, editor.
• Rocha, Armando, editor.
• Tigre, Maria Antonia, editor.

Series:

• International Environmental Law ; 21.
• International Law E-books Online, Collection 2026
• International Environmental Law ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Climate justice--Brazil.
• Liability for climatic change damages--Brazil.
• Liability for environmental damages--Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Pioneering Climate Litigation for a Global Cause

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2025.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The stakes of climate change in Brazil extend far beyond its borders, influencing global biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest, and planetary climate stability. With the fourth-highest number of climate cases worldwide and a leadership role in the Global South, Brazil stands at the forefront of the global climate justice movement. This edited volume delves into nearly 90 groundbreaking cases, uncovering innovative legal strategies and their profound implications for international climate policies. Highlighting Brazil’s unique ecological importance, particularly the Amazon’s role in sustaining global balance, the book features contributions from leading scholars and litigators. This indispensable resource offers critical insights and inspires creative legal pathways to tackle the world's most pressing climate challenges.

Contents:

• Foreword Acknowledgments
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• List of Contributors
• 1 Climate Change Litigation in Brazil: an Introduction
• Maria Antonia Tigre, Armando Rocha and Délton Winter de Carvalho
• Section 1: Challenges in Climate Litigation in Brazil
• 2 A Panorama of Climate Litigation in Brazil
• Danielle de Andrade Moreira
• 3 The Separation of Powers Principle and the Role of Different Bodies in Climate Action
• Enéas Xavier de Oliveira Junior and Letícia Simo Veras
• 4 The Role of Science in Climate Litigation
• Juliana de Augustinis
• Section 2
• Climate Litigation and Human Rights
• 5 Recognizing the Paris Agreement as a Human Rights Treaty: the Climate Fund Case and Brazilian Courts
• Carolina de Figueiredo Garrido
• 6 The Obligation to Protect the Stability of the Climate System under the Right to a Healthy Environment in Brazil
• Délton Winter de Carvalho and Armando Rocha
• 7 Brazil and Advisory Opinions before International Courts and Tribunals: Participation and Impact of Advisory Opinions in Domestic Courts
• Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida
• 8 Access to Justice and Climate Litigation in Brazil
• Luciana Gross Cunha and Maria Cecília de Araujo Asperti
• Section 3: Climate Litigation and Vulnerabilities
• 9 Vulnerabilities in Climate Litigation: the Role of Gender, Race, and Poverty
• Mariana Belmont and Nauê Bernardo Pinheiro de Azevedo
• 10 Decolonizing Climate Litigation: an Analysis of Indigenous Climate Litigation in Brazil
• Gabriel Mantelli, Maurício Terena, Isabela Bicalho and Marie-Louise Siemons
• 11 Future Generations and Climate Litigation in Brazil
• Luciana Bauer
• Section 4: Climate Litigation and Biodiversity
• 12 The Protection of the Marine Environment Through Litigation in the Context of the Climate Crisis in Brazil
• Julia Cirne Lima Weston
• 13 The Protection of the Amazon Forest as a Central Aspect of Climate Mitigation
• Maria Antonia Tigre and Anna Maria Cárcamo
• 14 The Rights of Nature: Another Legal Avenue for Climate Litigation in Brazil?
• Fernanda Cavedon-Capdeville, José Rubens Morato Leite, Humberto Filpi and Tônia Dutra
• Section 5: Beyond the State: Climate Litigation and the Energy Transition
• 15 The Role of Financial Institutions in Climate Litigation in Brazil
• Alessandra Lehmen
• 16 The State’s Duty to Pursue the Highest Possible Ambition
• Guilherme J.S. Leal
• 17 Climate Damage and Tort Law in Brazilian Climate Litigation
• Rafaela Martins da Rosa
• 18 Just Transition Litigation in Brazil
• Luiz Ormay Jr
• Appendix 1: Table of Cases
• Index.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-69097-2

OCLC:

1521501408

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004690974 DOI