Different roads to the same destination: Climate change litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the role of human rights in the mitigation of climate change

Sanita van Wyk

doi:10.51952/9781529228977.ch010

Different roads to the same destination: Climate change litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the role of human rights in the mitigation of climate change

Sanita van Wyk

Private Business and Labour Law

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Climate litigation and justice in Africa
Editors	Kim Bouwer, Uzuazo Etemire, Tracy-Lynn Field, Ademola Oluborode Jegede
Publisher	Bristol University Press
Chapter	10
Pages	219 - 244
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9781529228953
ISBN (Print)	9781529228956
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529228977.ch010
Publication status	Published - 25 Jan 2024

Publication series

Name	Bristol Studies in Law and Justice
Publisher	Bristol University Press

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

climate litigation
climate justice
environmental law
international environmental law
human rights
South Africa
Netherlands
Urgenda
Thabametzi
Deadly Air
Cancel Coal
constitutional law

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van Wyk, S. (2024). Different roads to the same destination: Climate change litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the role of human rights in the mitigation of climate change. In K. Bouwer, U. Etemire, T.-L. Field, & A. Oluborode Jegede (Eds.), Climate litigation and justice in Africa (pp. 219 - 244). (Bristol Studies in Law and Justice). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529228977.ch010

van Wyk, Sanita. / Different roads to the same destination : Climate change litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the role of human rights in the mitigation of climate change. Climate litigation and justice in Africa. editor / Kim Bouwer ; Uzuazo Etemire ; Tracy-Lynn Field ; Ademola Oluborode Jegede. Bristol University Press, 2024. pp. 219 - 244 (Bristol Studies in Law and Justice).

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van Wyk, S 2024, Different roads to the same destination: Climate change litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the role of human rights in the mitigation of climate change. in K Bouwer, U Etemire, T-L Field & A Oluborode Jegede (eds), Climate litigation and justice in Africa. Bristol Studies in Law and Justice, Bristol University Press, pp. 219 - 244. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529228977.ch010

Different roads to the same destination: Climate change litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the role of human rights in the mitigation of climate change. / van Wyk, Sanita.
Climate litigation and justice in Africa. ed. / Kim Bouwer; Uzuazo Etemire; Tracy-Lynn Field; Ademola Oluborode Jegede. Bristol University Press, 2024. p. 219 - 244 (Bristol Studies in Law and Justice).

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van Wyk S. Different roads to the same destination: Climate change litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the role of human rights in the mitigation of climate change. In Bouwer K, Etemire U, Field TL, Oluborode Jegede A, editors, Climate litigation and justice in Africa. Bristol University Press. 2024. p. 219 - 244. (Bristol Studies in Law and Justice). doi: 10.51952/9781529228977.ch010