https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/R_ClimCLLearning objectives After completing this course, the student:recognizes and understands the trends in the field of climate change litigation, in terms of types of litigants, claims, legal basis, and outcomes.understands the legal doctrines that are relevant for climate change liability, in particular the separation of powers (constitutional law), standing requirements, climate change related human rights (2 and 8 ECHR), legal remedies (tort), the unwritten standard of care (tort), causation and damage (tort).understands the relationship between the relevant legal doctrines and regimes for climate change liability, and the implications of developments in the field of climate science and climate governance for these doctrines.recognizes the actors of the international business law environment and how they interact with each other when it comes to climate change related obligations and responsibilities.is able to analyze complex issues in relation to climate change liability, in particular about the role of the judiciary in determining climate change policy, problems of private international role related to climate change litigation, and concepts of tort law in relation to climate change related liability, and is able to recommend useful and dogmatically sound solutions.is able to communicate in clear language, orally as well as in writing, the legal basis and conclusions of their research with regard to climate change liability. has a self-critical attitude that enables them to independently acquire new knowledge and to improve the analytical, critical and creative thinking, the research and communicative skills in the domain of climate change liability.As climate change litigation is on the rise, courtrooms have become a key battleground for challenging climate change laws and policies around the world. Although the dust has not yet settled, one thing has become clear: governments and enterprises have climate obligations, and the violation of such legal obligations can result in liability. Climate change liability raises all kinds of questions, including questions on legitimacy, jurisdiction, applicable law, grounds for liability, and the attainable legal remedies. During this course, with the help of guest lectures from leading experts and by studying the key climate judgments and legal doctrines closely, we aim to address these and other issues. In each module of this course, a legal doctrinal issue is singled out and elaborated on. As will become apparent, climate change litigation heavily draws on general tort law principles. The course thus fosters not only our knowledge of climate change litigation in particular, but also of tort law in general. Moreover, students will get a firm understanding of the procedural and constitutional context in which climate change litigation takes place.Tutorials LecturesWritten exam Group paper Moot courtT.b.a. The reading material will be distributed by the course coordinator via Canvas.This course is designed for students from the LLM programme International Business Law: Climate Change and Corporations. It presupposes basic knowledge of the causes and consequences of climate change, corporate law, and International and European climate law. By way of exception, the course is also available for motivated students from other universities/faculties and contractors (students who pay for one course), under the condition that the student has completed an academic Bachelor's degree in law, and possesses demonstrable knowledge in the field of climate law. Exceptions require the course coordinator's permission.