Comparative Analysis of the Legal, Judicial, and Policy Impacts of Climate Litigation
Posted on: 08/06/2026
Deadline: 23/06/2026
Scientific-Disciplinary Group
12/GIUR-11 - Comparative Law
Description
The CLIMPACT project provides the first interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical framework for measuring and evaluating the impacts of climate litigation, integrating legal, sociological, and economic analytical tools across a global dataset of approximately 500 climate disputes targeting both public (RL-A) and private (RL-B) actors. The selected candidate will conduct comparative legal analysis on the legal, judicial, and policy impact area (area α), working on thematic clusters of cases. Key activities include: systematic documentary analysis of court proceedings, legislative and regulatory responses, and administrative decisions; tracing the connections between judicial outcomes and subsequent normative and policy developments; contributing to the design of standardised impact assessment tools at individual case and cluster level and conducting surveys targeting stakeholders involved in the disputes under analysis and the general public.
Job posting website
https://reclutamento.ict.uniba.it/contratti-di-ricerca/concorsi/2026-ctr.19
Number of positions
1
Funding body
Università degli studi di Bari
How to apply
Other
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