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MONIKA FEIGERLOVÁ CYIL 15 ȍ2024Ȏ pending at the International Court of Justice, 11 where a number of African states have filed statements that are not public prior to the oral hearings, 12 and at the Inter-American Court for Human Rights. 13 Despite the above-mentioned limitations, Climate Litigation and Justice in Africa comprehensively covers regional trends and diverse approaches to climate action across various African jurisdictions, making it a valuable reference in climate litigation literature. The book will undoubtedly provide a valuable foundation for future scholarship. Several cases involving African countries remain unresolved, and the full scope of jurisprudence and doctrinal shifts resulting from the climate crisis - and their scholarly analysis - continues to evolve. By highlighting the role of local capacity in climate strategies, the book underscores a crucial aspect of the Paris Agreement - that effective climate solutions must be tailored to the diverse realities and capabilities of states. This perspective offered in the collective volume can enrich our understanding of effective global climate change strategies that are reflective of local needs. The book can offer anyone who follows climate litigation updates 14 a critical perspective on the limited number of reported cases from Africa and the predominantly Global North focus in climate litigation discussions.

Monika Feigerlová *

This includes the duty to prevent, reduce, and control marine pollution resulting from anthropogenic GHG emissions. See ITLOS, Request for an Advisory Opinion Submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law, Case No. 31, Advisory Opinion, 21 May 2024. 11 ICJ, Request for an Advisory Opinion ‘Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change’, transmitted to the Court pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/276 of 29 March 2023. Available at: < https://www.icj-cij. org/case/187>, accessed 10 November 2024. 12 Pursuant to the ICJ’s press release, written statements were submitted by, for example, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Namibia, or Burkina Faso. See International Court of Justice, Press Release, No. 2024/61, 16 August 2024. 13 Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Request for an advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile of 9 January 2023. Available at: < https://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/opiniones/soc_1_2023_ en.pdf>, accessed 10 November 2024. 14 See e.g., periodical status reports by UNEP or the Grantham Research Institute. Available at: < https://www.ipcc.ch/ report/ar6/wg3/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FullReport.pdf>,, accessed 10 November 2024. * JUDr. Monika Feigerlová, LL.M., PhD ., Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. Centre for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies.

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