TSUJI YUICHIRO    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Law    Position   Professor
Date	2022/05/28
Presentation Theme	Climate Change Litigation in Japan
Conference	The 19th ASLI (Asian Law Institute)
Promoters	University of Tokyo
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)
Contribution Type	Individual
Country	Japan
Venue	Online(University of Tokyo)
Holding period	2022/05/28～2022/05/29
Details	There is a need for the judicial branch to break down the political decision-making over climate change through litigation on administrative cases. The courts are also the guardians of democracy under the rule of law. Unlike elected representatives, they are the institutions most far away from the voters. The central political branch working on climate change is reluctant to talk about the future burden on the people and the burden of the local regions. It is precisely because the voices of local residents have not easily reflected in central politics that democracy requires the judicial branch to correct the dysfunction of the political process.
URL for researchmap	https://law1.nus.edu.sg/asli/19th_asli_conf/pdf/Panel2.pdf