World Lawyers’ Pledge on Climate Action

 The World Lawyers’ Pledge on Climate Action is an open letter from and to the global legal community, calling for the mainstreaming of climate concerns throughout the law and legal profession. It seeks to rethink and redefine the role and responsibilities of lawyers in the climate crisis, and invit...

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Published in:Environmental policy and law 2021, Vol.51 (6), p.371-376
Main Authors: Stucki, Saskia, Futhazar, Guillaume, Sparks, Tom, Ackerman, Bruce, Bensouda, Fatou, Bhasin, Lalit, Boyd, David R., Choi, Chunghwan, Day, Martyn, Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Eduardo, Hassan, Idayat, Kaniaru, Donald W., Keller, Helen, Krsticevic, Viviana, Oposa, Antonio, Peters, Anne, de Albuquerque, Paulo Sérgio Pinto, Piovesan, Flavia, Pollard, Caleb, Voigt, Christina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Civil service
Climate action
Climate change
Emissions
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Human rights
Legislation
Mainstreaming
Paris Agreement
Political activism
Scientists
Students
Teachers
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Summary: The World Lawyers’ Pledge on Climate Action is an open letter from and to the global legal community, calling for the mainstreaming of climate concerns throughout the law and legal profession. It seeks to rethink and redefine the role and responsibilities of lawyers in the climate crisis, and invites lawyers of all kinds —including practitioners, judges, scholars, civil servants, law students, and lawmakers—to integrate climate concerns into their respective areas of expertise and work. The magnitude and urgency of the climate crisis require all lawyers, not just environmental lawyers, to be part of the solution and contribute to climate-protective legal development. The Pledge can be endorsed and signed at http://www.lawyersclimatepledge.org.
ISSN:0378-777X
1878-5395
DOI:10.3233/EPL-219015