Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. While political leadership and scientific expertise are key, law has a major role to play in fashioning responses. Volume 13 of the EYIEL assesses central aspects of the legal regimes governing "Climate Change and Liability". Covering traditional trade and investment topics as well EU instruments regulating private actors, contributions reflect the diverse links between international economic law and climate change. Through a mix of foundational inquiries and coverage of current issues (such as climate change litigation), the volume offers a rich and nuanced account of international economic law in an era of "Climate Change and Liability".
Volume 13 of the EYIEL focuses on "Climate Change and Liability". The volume starts with a distinguished essay about the decision of the German Constitutional Court on the Climate Change Act in a European and international context. The following contributions consider different aspects of climate change in international economic law.
