Board #39 - How does rights-based climate litigation impact environmental policy outcomes? Evidence from Colombia and Nepal

• In Event: 75-306 - Poster Session: The Role of State and Non-State Actors in Ensuring Human Security: Environmental Protection and Health Care

Brief Overview

This case study examines how successful climate litigation invoking the constitutional right to a healthy environment shapes environmental policy outcomes, using process tracing and content analysis of lawsuits from Colombia and Nepal.

Author

• Sarah Lyons, Northwestern University