Webinar: “Climate Crisis and the Role of the Judiciary”
Featuring Former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Wilson and Experts from India
Recent Climate Litigation in the United States and India

Date and Time: Thursday, June 26, 2025, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (JST)
Venue: Online (simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and English)
Please register https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfd2_kQFMh3B1OFvY675nOBb96MMNtZ3Gw5dUHnyo4Hu-fig/viewform?usp=dialog　

Hosted by:
Kiko Network,
Research Unit of the Environment and Law, The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy, Kyoto University School of Law
Cooperation: Jindal Global University, India Participation
Participation Fee: Free

Program (tentative)
Opening Remarks:
Takeshi Shimamura (Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University; Leader, Center for Law and Policy, Kyoto University; Leader, Environment and Law Unit)

Part 1  Climate Crisis and the Judiciary under the Trump Administration
Moderator: Mie Asaoka (Kiko Network; Attorney)

Keynote Lecture: “Timely Judicial Recognition and Protection of the Right to Climate”
Michael Wilson (Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii)

Report1:
“The U.S. Judiciary and the Climate Crisis”
Eri Osaka (Professor, Faculty of Law, Toyo University)

Report2:
Current Status and Challenges of “Youth Climate Litigation” in Japan
Mie Asaoka (Climate Network, Attorney)

Q&A

Part 2　Reports from India
Moderator : Masako Ichihara (Kyoto University Center for Law and Policy, Research Associate, Environment and Law Unit)

Lecture 1:
“Eco-Constitutionalism in India:Environmental Rights, Judicial Activism, and the Role of Civil Society“
Raj Kumar (Vice Chancellor and Professor, Jindal Global University)

Lecture 2:
 “Law, Policy and the Planet: India’s Pathways to Achieving the SDGs”
Abhishek M. Singhvi (Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India and Member of Parliament)

Q&A