| Event topic | Webinar: “Climate Crisis and the Role of the Judiciary” Featuring Former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Wilson and Experts from India Recent Climate Litigation in the United States and India |
| Date and Time | 26 June, 2025 (Thu) 16:00〜18:30 |
| Webinar system | Zoom webinar (simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and English) |
| Participation fee | Free |
| Jointly hosted by | Kiko Network & Research Unit of the Environment and Law, The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy, Kyoto University School of Law |
| Supported by | Jindal Global University, India |
Program
Opening Remarks:
Takeshi Shimamura (Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University; Leader, Center for Law and Policy, Kyoto University; Leader, Environment and Law Unit)
Part 1: Climate Crisis and the Judiciary under the Trump Administration
Moderator: Mie Asaoka (Kiko Network; Attorney)
Keynote Lecture: “Timely Judicial Recognition and Protection of the Right to Climate”
Michael Wilson (Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii)
Report1: “The U.S. Judiciary and the Climate Crisis”
Eri Osaka (Professor, Faculty of Law, Toyo University)
Report2: Current Status and Challenges of “Youth Climate Litigation” in Japan
Mie Asaoka (Climate Network, Attorney)
【Q&A Session】
Part 2: Reports from India
Moderator : Masako Ichihara (Kyoto University Center for Law and Policy, Research Associate, Environment and Law Unit)
Lecture 1: "Eco-Constitutionalism in India: Environmental Rights, Judicial Activism, and the Role of Civil Society“
C. Raj Kumar (Vice Chancellor and Professor, Jindal Global University)
Lecture 2: “Law, Policy and the Planet: India’s Pathways to Achieving the SDGs”
Abhishek M. Singhvi (Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India and Member of Parliament)
【Q&A Session】
