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Event Description
Join us for a timely webinar exploring the evolving landscape of climate litigation across Asia, with insights from leading scholars and practitioners working at the forefront of regional legal developments. This event will highlight emerging trends in Asian climate cases, including the role of constitutional and civil law arguments, access to effective remedies, the protection of environmental defenders, and how climate-related legal strategies are developing across different national contexts. Speakers will also reflect on how international legal developments, including recent advisory opinion processes, may shape future litigation pathways in the region. The webinar will provide a valuable opportunity for researchers, advocates, practitioners, and students to engage with current debates and identify key directions for climate litigation in Asia.
Opening remarks
12:30–12:40 (IST)
Maria Antonia Tigre, Director of Global Climate Change Litigation, Sabin Center
Features and Characteristics in Asian Climate Litigation
Panel 1: Country developments in Asian climate litigation
12:40–13:00 (IST): Chun Yuan Lin, Holding the Unbound Accountable: Climate Litigation and the Rule of Law in Taiwan
13:00–13:20 (IST): Grace Nishikawa and Masako Ichihara, Evolving Japanese Climate Litigation: From Personal Rights to the Civil Code Based Litigation
13:20–13:40 (IST): Kuberan Hansrajh Kumaresan, Applying the Right to an Effective Remedy in Malaysian Climate Litigation
Panel 2: Advisory Opinions and future directions
13:40–14:00 (IST): Aditi Shetye, Manasa Venkatachalam, and Gunjan Soni, Legal Heatwave: India in the Wake of the ICJ Climate Ruling
14:00–14:20 (IST): Jayvy R. Gamboa, Defending Environmental Defenders as a Gateway to Climate Litigation in the Philippines
14:20–14:40 (IST): Syaharani, Just Transition Litigation in Indonesia: An Initial Appraisal
14:40–14:50 (IST): Masako Ichihara, Concluding remarks