Our Publications

We have published various chapters and articles reflecting on the work done as part of this project. 

Julia Dehm and Zoe Nay, “Mainstreaming Climate Change in Global Legal Education” forthcoming in in S Ballakrishnen and B Garth (eds) Research Handbook on Global Legal Education (Edward Elgar, 2026).

An earlier version of this chapter is also available https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4946167

Abstract: This chapter examines the necessity, but also some of the challenges associated with, mainstreaming climate change in global legal education. It begins by explaining what it means to be a ‘climate conscious lawyer’ and shows how the practice of climate conscious lawyering requires ‘climate conscious legal education’. It then considers what it might practically look like, in practice, to mainstream climate change considerations in global legal education. It proposes three main approaches: supplementing climate change considerations through informal discussion, case law, and readings; embedding climate change considerations as part of the law curriculum, whether on a unit-by-unit basis or more systemically; and centring climate change considerations by formally incorporating climate change considerations as a learning outcome at the course level. This chapter also underscores the need to consider climate anxiety when teaching or learning about climate change. Finally, the chapter proposes a research and reform agenda for further mainstreaming climate change in global legal education.

Julia Dehm, Zoe Nay, Nicole Graham and Steven Chang, “Catalysing Climate Conscious Legal Education Through Open Education Resources” in Ash Barber, Dr Mais Fatayer, Rani McLennan, Alice Luetchford, Sarah McQuillen and Angie Williamson (eds) Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies (ASCILITE Australasian Open Educational Practice Special Interest Group (OEP SIG) and Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), 2024) available https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/openedaustralasia/chapter/catalysing-climate-conscious-legal-education-through-open-education-resources/