Climate change

von Leon Röser An increasing number of competition authorities are investigating sustainability agreements between businesses. While the EU Commission has been open to these kind of agreements in recent years, questions arise as to whether this trend will continue and whether the private sector’s sustainability ambitions will remain privileged. Another concern…
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Remaining critical in the face of crisis

Philipp Rehm
von PHILIPP REHM The Advisory Opinion on climate change [“the Advisory Opinion”] by the International Court of Justice [“ICJ”] has, after its release on 23 July, sparked a lot of praise and enthusiasm: “landmark opinion”, “a turning point in the international law governing climate change”, or “the moment international law…
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Schwerpunkt „Recht und Klimawandel“ des Jungen Forums der Österreichischen Juristenkommission und des ClimLaw: Graz by CARLOTTA GAROFALO Climate lawsuits have recently become a global phenomenon. As such, they have been increasingly successful in drawing media attention. However, the narrative about their novel and combative character often eludes an inconvenient truth: they…
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