@article{2025:keller:do_we_need,
title = {Do We Need a World Climate Court?},
year = {2025},
note = {We are at a critical juncture in the history of international law, as
international courts and dispute settlement bodies grapple with the
unfolding climate crisis. This article theorises a World Climate Court
as a way of evaluating existing institutions which are being called
upon to handle climate-related cases. By discussing the potential
composition, jurisdiction and remedial regimes of a World Climate
Court, we argue that existing international courts are less than
deally equipped for dealing with climate change cases. As a
counterpoint, we suggest a World Climate Court composed of
international law experts with broad legal expertise and supported by
climate scientists. The article argues that a specialised court with a
broad mandate to assess the international legal impacts of climate
change could offer a structural and redistributive approach to
remedies, and decide on climate cases in a more expeditious manner.},
journal = {Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht / Heidelberg Journal of International Law},
pages = {725--756},
author = {Keller, Helen and Gurash, Viktoriya and Heri, Corina},
volume = {85},
number = {3}
}