Abstract
This article examines whether and to what extent the dispute settlement system (DSS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) could and should serve as a venue for international climate litigation. The article tackles these questions in three parts. First, it maps the nature and features of a trade-related climate litigation. Second, it considers the prospect of such litigation under existing substantive and procedural rules of the WTO. Third, it investigates whether the WTO DSS should serve as a venue for climate litigation. The article finds that while the prospect of pro-climate litigation remains limited, anti-climate litigation is likely to increase, and that the DSS is an appropriate venue for adjudicating such disputes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 321-333 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 26 Dec 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2023 |
Keywords
- Climate Change Litigation
- WTO
- Climate Change
- Dispute Settlement
- International Climate Litigation
- Trade & Climate Change