Explore our knowledge
Article

In­ter­view Fe­a­tu­re – Cli­ma­te Li­ti­ga­tion and the Law of Ob­liga­tions

CBS Law's As­so­ci­a­te Pro­fes­sor Ma­rie-Lou­i­se Hol­le is fe­a­tu­red in the April 2025 edi­tion of the Co­lum­bia Uni­ver­si­ty Sa­bin Cen­ter’s Cli­ma­te Li­ti­ga­tion News­let­ter. In the in­ter­view, she di­scus­ses her cur­rent re­search on cli­ma­te li­ti­ga­tion, hig­hligh­ting how her work draws on tort law and the bro­a­der law of ob­liga­tions to exa­mi­ne le­gal ac­co­un­ta­bi­li­ty...

CBS Law's Associate Professor Marie-Louise Holle is featured in the April 2025 edition of the Columbia University Sabin Center’s Climate Litigation Newsletter. In the interview, she discusses her current research on climate litigation, highlighting how her work draws on tort law and the broader law of obligations to examine legal accountability in environmental harm, while reflecting on drawing inspiration from the sea. The full interview is available here, and the newsletter announcement can be found here