Christina Eckes will be teaching in a climate law training organized by the Asser Institute, in collaboration with SEVEN — the University of Amsterdam’s interdisciplinary climate institute, on 7 and 8 December. The short course aims to provide a broad understanding…
On July 2nd, Christina Eckes gave a keynote speech at the ESEE Conference, which brings together ecological economists from across Europe. The invited keynote speakers are deliberately not necessarily ecological economists, but are considered as “friends” to the field. The keynote…
Deepening Environmental and Social Justice Between Monday 29 June until Thursday 2 July, the LitDem team hosted the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies’ (ACES) summer school. With a rich and varied group of participants, we discussed the environmental and social…
International Investment Law as an Obstacle to Climate Protection The episode introduces the basics of international investment law, zooming in on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a system of dispute resolution which allows foreign investors to seek damages, amounting on average…
Educating Climate Conscious Lawyers Julia Dehm speaks about what it means to work, teach, and think as a lawyer in the midst of the climate crisis. Julia reflects on the relationship between theoretical research and real-world impact, the importance of…
Science and justice in climate litigation In this episode of Between Heat and Hope, we are joined by Professor Joyeeta Gupta. Joyeeta Gupta is Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam and Professor…
The Indirect Impacts of Climate Litigation In this episode of Between Heat and Hope we are joined by Professor César Rodriguez-Garavito. César Rodriguez-Garavito is Professor of Law at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University…
Standing at the European Court of Human Rights In this episode of Between Heat and Hope we are join by Professor Corina Heri. Corina Heri is Associate Professor of human rights and climate change at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Primary…
European Papers – A Journal on Law and Integration, Vol. 11, 2026, No 1 Professor Christina Eckes’s latest article examines how climate litigation in Europe brings courts into a central role in addressing inadequate state climate action. It shows how…
Non-Majoritarian Instruments and Institutions: Dissensus and Democracy in Europe Christina Eckes co-edited a special section in European Papers – A Journal on Law and Integration. It brings together contributions on the role of non-majoritarian instruments and institutions in contemporary European…
