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Here we collect blog posts from across the Law School, in a variety of topics. Click on each image below to read the full blog posts.

A German Court visited Lake Palcacocha in the Andes: Lliuya v RWE

Petra Minnerop writes on the unprecedented move of a German Court to visit a glacial lake in the Andes to investigate the extraterritorial effects of greenhouse gas emissions that are claimed to be caused by a German company. Climate litigation and creative legal strategies have become an indispensable part of climate governance - increasing the pressure on private actors and governments.

A lake with towering mountains and a glacier