Governing Through Courts? Law and the Political-Economy of Climate Change Litigation in Indonesia

Agung Wardana

doi:10.5771/0506-7286-2023-2-351

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- 267–268 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 267–268
- 269–273 Editorial 269–273
  - Comparative Climate Litigation in North-South Perspective Maxim Bönnemann, Meike Krakau, Anna-Julia Saiger Maxim Bönnemann, Meike Krakau, Anna-Julia Saiger
- 274–370 Symposium 274–370
  - 274–298 Youth-Led Climate Change Litigation: Crossing the North-South Divide Lorenzo Gradoni, Martina Mantovani Lorenzo Gradoni, Martina Mantovani 274–298
  - 299–320 Transnational Insights for Climate Litigation at the European Court of Human Rights: A South-North Perspective in Pursuit of Climate Justice Melanie Murcott, Maria Antonia Tigre, Nesa Zimmermann Melanie Murcott, Maria Antonia Tigre, Nesa Zimmermann 299–320
  - 321–350 Litigating Climate Justice: The Right to Health and Vulnerable Populations in Latin America Thalia Viveros-Uehara Thalia Viveros-Uehara 321–350
  - 351–370 Governing Through Courts? Law and the Political-Economy of Climate Change Litigation in Indonesia Agung Wardana Agung Wardana 351–370
- 371–463 Abhandlungen / Articles 371–463
  - 371–395 Traditional Medicine as Part of the Human Right to Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Dady Mumbanika Mbwisi Dady Mumbanika Mbwisi 371–395
  - 396–418 The Human Rights Jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of Seychelles Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi 396–418
  - 419–440 Autorités Traditionnelles et Pouvoir Politique au Cameroun : Captation Politico-Juridique et Mobilisation des Ressources d´Adaptation et de Maintien Jean Njoya Jean Njoya 419–440
  - 441–463 La protection des droits et libertés fondamentaux par le juge administratif congolais Kumba Lepere Kumba Lepere 441–463
- 464–487 Berichte / Reports 464–487
  - Review Essay: For Constitutionalism Mark Tushnet Mark Tushnet
- 488–490 Buchbesprechungen / Book Reviews 488–490
  - Cait Storr, International Status in the Shadow of Empire: Nauru and the Histories of International Law Jakob Zollmann Jakob Zollmann
- 491–491 Call for Papers 491–491
- 492–493 Impressum 492–493
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Governing Through Courts? Law and the Political-Economy of Climate Change Litigation in Indonesia

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Agung Wardana

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2023-2-351
- ISSN: 0506-7286
- ISSN online: 2941-9603
Abstract

Despite the global trend, climate change litigation in Southeast Asia has remained underexplored and has been given less attention within scholarly discourse. This article aims to contribute to the debate in the region by taking a critical stand in order to counter-balance the predominantly optimistic view of the efficacy of climate change litigation and to better determine the delimiting factors to climate litigation in addressing the climate crisis. In doing so, it examines three main cases representing climate litigation in Indonesia and argues that, in a country where the government pursues economic development based on a carbon-intensive economic growth model, climate litigation appears to be more challenging as it may pose a challenge to the existing political and economic model – the model that has caused the climate crisis in the first place. In fact, the courts, which are regarded as the last line of environmental defence, have also been influenced by this structural condition and has arguably taken up the role of guardian of this economic model.
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