The evolving legal landscape of climate justice
From Democracy IDEAs by The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
January 27, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
Christina Voigt discusses climate justice and the evolving legal landscape around climate change with Sharon Hickey.
Christina Voigt is Professor of Law at the University of Oslo and Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. In this podcast episode, she discusses the concept of climate justice, the evolving legal landscape around climate change, and the role of international courts therein, with Sharon Hickey, Program Officer with the Climate Change and Democracy and Constitutional Governance and Rule of Law programs at International IDEA, in light of her Stockholm Series lecture 'Repai...
People in this episode
Guest: Christina Voigt
Topics covered
- climate justice
- legal landscape
- international courts
- climate change
- environmental law
Keywords
- climate justice
- legal landscape
- international courts
- environmental law
- climate change
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Oslo, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, International IDEA
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