Juliana v. United States: Climate Change, Youth Activism, and the Law
| dc.contributor.advisor | Carey, Mark | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moffitt, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Davidson, John | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barton, Jordan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-27T18:43:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-27T18:43:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | 81 pages | |
| dc.description.abstract | The youngest people alive today and all future generations have something in common: they will suffer the greatest consequences of climate change, yet they have no voice in the political process with which to defend themselves. In response to political inaction, motivated young people take their activism to the courts or to the streets. This thesis examines the growing movements of youth-oriented climate litigation and activism that both appear reframe climate as an issue of justice. Specifically, I focus on Juliana v. United States, the 2015 lawsuit coordinated by Our Children’s Trust in which 21 youth plaintiffs accuse the federal government of willfully violating their fundamental rights, in order to show how a lawsuit can frame its legal arguments to make a compelling argument even beyond the courtroom. This research contributes to the fields of climate law and activism by drawing connections from litigators to activists to demonstrate how Juliana can be viewed as another aspect of the growing wave of youth-led climate activism. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/26494 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | |
| dc.subject | Climate | en_US |
| dc.subject | Youth | en_US |
| dc.subject | Activism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environmental | en_US |
| dc.subject | Law | en_US |
| dc.title | Juliana v. United States: Climate Change, Youth Activism, and the Law | |
| dc.type | Thesis/Dissertation |