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The German Federal Constitutional Court’s Climate Decision and its Implications for International Law

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Arling, H. The German Federal Constitutional Court’s Climate Decision and its Implications for International Law. German Yearbook of International Law, 64(1), 407-422. https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.64.1.407
Arling, Helen "The German Federal Constitutional Court’s Climate Decision and its Implications for International Law" German Yearbook of International Law 64.1, 2022, 407-422. https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.64.1.407
Arling, Helen (2022): The German Federal Constitutional Court’s Climate Decision and its Implications for International Law, in: German Yearbook of International Law, vol. 64, iss. 1, 407-422, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.64.1.407

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The German Federal Constitutional Court’s Climate Decision and its Implications for International Law

Arling, Helen

German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 64 (2021), Iss. 1 : pp. 407–422

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Helen Arling is a Doctoral Candidate and Research Associate at the Professorship of International Law and European Law at Trier University.

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Helen Arling\nThe German Federal Constitutional Court’s Climate Decision and its Implications for International Law 407
I. Introduction 407
II. Background and Contents of the Decision 408
A. The Federal Climate Change Act 408
B. The Decision of the Bundesverfassungsgericht 409
III. Implications of the Decision for International Law 411
A. Contribution to Judicial Cross-Fertilisation 411
B. Reinforcement of the Role of the Paris Agreement and Climate Science 414
C. Strengthening of the Principle of Intergenerational Equity 417
D. Focus on International Cooperation in Climate Matters 419
IV. Conclusion 421