Climate society catalogue
A curated collection of resources focused on the social dimensions of climate change. It brings together academic publications, working and policy papers, amicus curiae briefs, and materials from civil society engagement events. The catalogue supports research and policy discussions on topics such as climate litigation, human rights, gender, and intersectionality, offering downloadable content that connects climate issues with broader social justice concerns.
Amicus curiae before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Fornalé, E.; Bilkova, V.; Burgorgue-Larsen, L.; Cristani, F.; De Vido, S.; Doebbler, C.; Hertogen, A. (2023). Amicus Curiae – Request for an advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile of January 9, 2023 (Submitted) World Trade Institute, University of Bern, https://boris.unibe.ch/190814/
Academic publications
Cristani, F., Fornalé, E., ‘Confronting Human Rights Justifications in Climate Litigation: Developing a New Methodological Approach for the Systematic Ongoing Direct Civil Society Engagement’, Juridical Tribune – Review of Comparative and International Law 15, no. 2 (June 2025): 208-229. DOI: 10.62768/TBJ/2025/15/2/01
Alessi, N. P. (2025). Intersectionality as a legal concept?Applications and implications of the notion(within and) beyond non-discrimination law. BioLaw Journal – Rivista di BioDiritto, n. 1/2025, pp. 475-505. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15168/2284-4503-3503
Cristani, Federica, ‘Safeguarding Climate Policy in Third Party Funded Investment Arbitration Through Legal Solidarity Mechanisms: The Potential Role of the Forthcoming UNCITRAL’s Advisory Centre’, International Investment Law Journal 5, no. 2 (July 2025): 156-170. DOI: 10.62768/IILJ/2025/5/2/03
Working papers
Lukešová, B, Heepen, R, Naz Němec, E., Ditrichová, P. Cristani, F, WP6 Climate Interviews Report, HRJust WP6 Climate Working Paper Series, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16894621
Lukešová, B., & Cristani, F. (2025). WP6 Report of the Climate Litigation Survey. HRJust WP6 Climate Working Paper Series. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17448502
Němec, E. N., Lhotský, J., Cristani, F., Fornalé, E., & Heepen, R. (2024). Preliminary WP6 Working Paper on the Methodology for Conducting Interviews. Zenodo.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10996864
Alessi, N. P. (2024). Inclusive Democracy: Reflecting on Gender and Intersectionality Issues. Literature Review and Practical Development. HRJUst Gender & Intersectionality Working Paper. DOI: 10.48620/77232, https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/191318
Policy papers
Cristani, F. (2025). Civil Society Engagement and Climate Policy-Making: First Recommendations from HRJust Fieldwork Activities, HRJust Policy Paper Series, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15586720
Fornalé, E, Cristani, F., Heepen, R. ´Gender Parity in the Making: Promoting Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems´ IIR Policy Paper (2024), https://www.iir.cz/en/gender-parity-in-the-making-promoting-equal-and-inclusive-representation-of-women-in-decision-making-systems
Civil society engagement events
23 May 2025
University of Valencia
Conference: Intersectionality, Human Rights Justification, and Civil Society Engagement
23 January 2025 (9.30-10.30 CET)
Zoom webinar
Insights from the fieldwork activities conducted in the context of climate litigation
27 May 2024
(9,00-12,00)
Prague
Workshop on Climate Litigation, Gender and Intersectionality with Civil Society Engagement
Resources
Interviews: resources
Lukešová, B., Heepen, R., Němec, E. N., Ditrichová, P., & Cristani, F. (2025). WP6 Climate Interviews Report. In HRJust WP6 Climate Working Paper Series. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16894621
Cristani, F., Lukešová, B., Ditrichová, P., & Němec, E. N. (2025). WP6 Interview dataset. Codes, Group Codes and Quotations (Version_1_February 2025) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15078085
Cristani, F., Lukešová, B., Ditrichová, P., & Němec, E. N. (2025). WP6 Interview Dataset. Statistical Data (Version_1_February 2025) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15078301
Elif N. Němec, Jan Lhotský, Federica Cristani, Elisa Fornalé, and Riccarda Heepen, “Preliminary WP6 Working Paper on the Methodology for Conducting Interviews,” HRJust WP6 Climate Working Paper Series (2024), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10996864
Climate Litigation Survey: resources
Lukešová, B., & Cristani, F. (2025). WP6 Climate Litigation Survey Dataset. Statistical Data [Data set]. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15730790
Lukešová, B., & Cristani, F. (2025). WP6 Climate Litigation Survey Dataset. Comments from Participants [Data set]. [Data set] [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15730831
Methodological framework: resources
Cristani, F. (2025). From a Theoretical to an Empirical Approach: First Notes on a Methodological Framework for the HRJust Project. In HRJust WP7 Research Note Series. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15382355
Cristani, F. (2025). HRJust Intersect Observatory´s Mission: Notes on the Methodological Framework. In HRJust WP7 Research Note Series (Version_2_February 2025). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14889561
Civil society engagement workshops: reports
First civil society engagement workshop
Second civil society engagement workshop
WP6 ODCSE Report
Cristani, F., Heepen, R., Lukešová, B., Bílková, V., Naz Němec, E., Ditrichová, P., Lhotský, J. (2025). Systematic Ongoing Direct Civil Society Engagement (ODCSE) WP6 Report, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15773156