Climate Justice, Policy Reform, and the Future of Environmental Law

Climate change stands as one of the greatest challenges of our time, an urgent and complex global phenomenon that intersects deeply with human rights, governance, economic justice, and environmental sustainability. Its impacts transcend borders, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations and exposing deep-rooted inequalities in legal and institutional frameworks. In this context, climate justice has emerged as a vital paradigm that calls for equitable solutions rooted in fairness, inclusivity, and accountability. Climate Justice, Policy Reform, and the Future of Environmental Law critically explores how legal systems, both domestic and international, can address the mounting challenges posed by climate change while ensuring justice and protecting the rights of affected communities. By interrogating the intersections between environmental law, social justice, and public policy, this book provides a rigorous scholarly foundation for legal reforms and innovations that support sustainable, fair, and enforceable climate action. Covering topics such as climate adaptation, environmental crime, and Indigenous rights, this book is an excellent resource for researchers, academicians, faculty of higher education institutions, legal scholars, policy analysts and advisors, judges, legal practitioners, regulatory authorities, legislators, postgraduate students, and more.

Enas Al Qodsi is an assistant professor in Private Law at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). She holds a PhD in Private Law from the University of Cairo - Egypt, and has extensive experience in both academia and legal practice. Before joining UAEU, Dr. AlQodsi was the coordinator of the Faculty of Law at Abu Dhabi University. She has also worked as a legal advisor at the Supreme Court of the Supreme Judicial Council in Palestine, where she provided legal opinions on various issues and drafted legal memoranda. Dr. AlQodsi research interests include various aspects of private law, with a particular focus on her research interest is in civil law (Civil responsibility law, nominal contracts, and original & consequential rights in kind. She has published numerous articles in reputable international journals and has presented her research at several conferences around the world.

Iyad Jadalhaq holds a doctorate degree in Civil Law from University of Athens in Greece. His teaching experience in many universities is over 20 years. He have many publications in international journals indexed in SCOPUS, so he has been a recipient of many awards during his previous academic work, such as, the University Research Award, University Research Fellow Award, College of Law Teaching Award, and twice received the College of Law Research Award. In addition, he has 8 authorized books published in Palestine and UAE.