In the aftermath of COP 26 in Glasgow, where lot of attention was devoted to climate change litigation, the rapid development of suits related to climate issues around the world is inducing comparative lawyers to reflect on the underlying dynamics driving this phenomenon.Among the aspects that will be taken into consideration in the research project there will be the importance of having an international binding treaty as the Paris agreement, for the evolution of climate change liability. Further, the research project will analyze the different paths developing in the various national contexts and in particular: 1. Human-rights based claims, 2. Tort law claims, 3. Greenwashing claims,4. Public trust claims,5. Claims in favor of indigenous people and vulnerable groupsOther aspects of relevant importance that might be taken into consideration concern the role of attribution science in the development of climate change litigation, as well as the role of NGOs in the spreading out of litigation patterns.

A good background in comparative law, international law and EU law.

At the University of Insubria there are two Research Centers devoted to study climate change related issues: the CENTER FOR STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND TERRITORIAL POLICIES and the CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH CENTER (CCRC).The Department of Law, Economics and Cultures further organizes every year an International Summer school Program on Comparative environmental law, together with the universities of Utrecht (NL), Aix-en-Province (France) and Opole Univeristy (Poland) focusing on comparative climate change law. The resarch team involved is also collaborating with the European Environmental Law Forum (EELF), organising seminars and workshops together, as well as with the Rivista Giuridica dell'Ambiente, one of the prominent law reviews specialized on environmental law.