Climate Change Litigation in Civil Law African Countries: An Assessment of Barriers and Potentialities in Cameroon
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Auteurs/contributeurs
- Mbarga, Daniel Armel Owona (Auteur)
- Bouwer, Kim (Éditeur)
- Etemire, Uzuazo (Éditeur)
- Field, Tracy-Lynn (Éditeur)
- Jegede, Ademola Oluborode (Éditeur)
Titre
Climate Change Litigation in Civil Law African Countries: An Assessment of Barriers and Potentialities in Cameroon
Résumé
It seems like a long time ago that there were only a handful of climate lawsuits. Since the first climate lawsuits were filed in the United States in 1990,² a myriad of litigation has emerged at the national, regional and global levels. According to the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, as of May 2021 the databases on climate litigation around the world contained 1,841 cases that were either in progress or had already been decided.³ This shows the exponential development of the phenomenon through which civil society organizations, public law legal entities and private individuals are
Titre du livre
Climate Litigation and Justice in Africa
Lieu
Bristol
Maison d’édition
Bristol University Press
Date
2024
Pages
102-122
Langue
EN
ISBN
978-1-5292-2895-3
Titre abrégé
Climate Change Litigation in Civil Law African Countries
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Référence
Mbarga, D. A. O. (2024). Climate Change Litigation in Civil Law African Countries: An Assessment of Barriers and Potentialities in Cameroon. In K. Bouwer, U. Etemire, T.-L. Field, & A. O. Jegede (Eds.), Climate Litigation and Justice in Africa (pp. 102–122). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.9941112.11
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