On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its month-to-month digital workshop Present Analysis in Non-public Worldwide Legislation at 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CEST). Stellina Jolly (South Asian College) will converse, in English, concerning the matter
“Forging a Path for Local weather Justice: Integrating Public and Non-public Worldwide Legislation in Transboundary Litigation in India”
Cross-border local weather litigation, gaining traction globally, requires lively engagement with non-public worldwide regulation for efficient dispute adjudication. Though Indian local weather jurisprudence has not but substantively addressed cross-border disputes, rising traits recommend that this situation might quickly evolve. The discuss analyses three believable litigation situations involving Indian and international events to evaluate the readiness of Indian non-public worldwide regulation in addressing transboundary local weather hurt. Firstly, Indian plaintiffs submitting circumstances in international jurisdictions towards transnational companies headquartered overseas, alleging climate-related hurt brought about inside India; secondly, international plaintiffs submitting circumstances earlier than Indian courts for the hurt attributable to Indian transnational companies of their jurisdictions; thirdly, international plaintiffs submitting circumstances earlier than Indian courts for the transboundary hurt attributable to Indian firms because of their Greenhouse fuel (GHG) emissions. The discuss evaluates the adequacy of Indian non-public worldwide regulation in addressing cross-border local weather circumstances and proposes incorporating environmental and human rights issues within the willpower of selection of regulation.
The presentation will likely be adopted by open dialogue. All are welcome. Extra data and sign-up right here.
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