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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Civil law cases.

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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

Conflict of Laws

It outlines trends, legislative changes, and Supreme Court precedents since 1996, with a focus on judgments involving the United States and China. The study examines European court decisions, domestic legislation, and international projects aimed at stabilizing the legal status of such children.

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