Arguing for the critical importance of the topic within law school curricula (whether for academic credit purposes or not), this novel and exceptionally timely book explores a fundamental question: should law schools teach about climate and environmental justice?
Despite the urgency of climate and environmental protection issues, many law schools present the topic as optional for students or don’t engage at all. Arguing for the inclusion of climate and environmental justice at the earliest possible opportunity, this book presents study models in a variety of contexts and jurisdictions to support research into curriculum development and design. Case study examples of planned climate and environmental justice research and offerings at national and international levels are presented to support those who wish to include and/or expand provisions. This book also addresses concerns and initiatives of indigenous peoples, demonstrating how partnerships between law schools and others remain integral to establishing sustainable learning initiatives.
Ultimately promoting and supporting the study of climate and environmental justice in a legal and applied context, this book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and academics involved with sustainability education, training and leadership, legal education and curriculum design. Clinical legal educators may also find the volume of interest.
Table of Contents:
About the Authors
Preface
Richard Grimes, Stephen Levett, Rebecca Samaras and Rebecca Williams
Foreword
PART 1 The Case for Including Climate and Environmental Justice in the Law School Portfolio
1 Climate Change and the Environment: The Educational Imperative
Richard Grimes
2 Locating the Learning and Teaching of Climate and Environmental Justice in the Law School Portfolio: ‘Best Practice’ and Logistics
Rebecca Samaras
3 Climate Lawyering and Legal Education: Decolonizing the Experience
Ashley Nemeth and Arpitha Kodiveri
PART 2 Models for Addressing Climate and Environmental Justice within and Extra to the Curriculum
4 Addressing Dimensions of Environmental Justice through Experiential Learning
Rebecca Williams
5 Legal Ethics, Law Schools, and the Climate Emergency
Camila Bustos
6 Developing Environmental Agents of Change Within the Core Legal Curriculum
Sean Whittaker and Andrea Ross
7 Climate Change, the Environment and Legal Education: Creation of Knowledge through Transformative Experience
Stephen Levett
PART 3 Working in Partnership – Establishing and Maintaining Sustainable and Effective Relationship between Law Schools, NGOs and the Wider Community
8 Establishing Environmental Legal and Policy Clinics in Partnership with Universities
Tom Brenan
9 The Heart of Partnerships: Working with Environmental and Climate Justice Stakeholders
Douglas Ruley and Abigail Fleming
PART 4 Lawyers as Activists – Practitioners, Academics and Students
10 A Student Perspective on Environmental Education at Law School
Harrison Singh
11 Ethos Warriors: Developing Law Students’ Leadership Skills to Create a More Sustainable Planet
Richard Owen
PART 5 Case Studies from Around the World
12 Making Sense of the Climate Crisis: Reflections on the Role of Legal Education for Future Lawyering through a Climate Change & Sustainability Law Clinic
David Rossati and Clemens Kaupa
13 Legal Education at the Frontier of the Ecological Transition: A Case Study from Turin
Christina Mosalagae and Ulrich Stege
14 Pursuing Environmental Justice through North‑South Collaborations: A Transnational Human Rights and Environmental Law Clinic
Sue Willman
15 The Power of Climate Justice ‘Movement Lawyering’ in Legal Education
Hubert Algie, Isobel Graham and Parker Vize
16 Integrating Climate Change Education in an English Law School
Kim Bouwer
17 Building a Multi‑Modal Effort on Climate and Environmental Justice: The Journey So Far
Michael Robinson‑Dorn
Conclusion
Richard Grimes, Stephen Levett, Rebecca Samaras and Rebecca Williams
About the Author :
Richard Grimes is Professor of Legal Education at New Vision University, Georgia; Visiting Professor at Charles University Czechia; Honorary Professor University of Dundee, Scotland; and an independent legal education and access to justice consultant.
Stephen Levett is Professor and Director of the Sustainability Clinic in York Law School, University of York, UK.
Rebecca Samaras is senior lecturer in Law and Director of Clinical Legal Education, Solicitor and Notary Public in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, University of Dundee, Scotland.
Rebecca Williams is lecturer in Environmental Law in the School of Law, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
