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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/7cff078ca3884873 https://verfassungsblog.de/new-zealands-shameful-climate-tort-law-and-what-climate-lawyers-can-learn-from-it/ New Zealand’s Shameful Climate Tort Law – And What Climate Lawyers Can Learn from It Bookman, Sam eng 2026-08-28 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Climate Crisis climate litigation Tort Tort law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 New Zealand’s Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Act became law on 24 August 2026. The Act is the first national law to comprehensively rule out civil liability for activities that cause harm by contributing to climate change. The stagnating political salience of climate change presents significant challenges for climate lawyers, who must consider the viability of their claims in both courts and the political process.