Law and the Humanities in a Time of Climate Change

This chapter addresses global warming and climate change-related migration connections by adopting a cross-disciplinary approach. In order to capture the interrelations between climate change, mobility, and the law, it resorts to a non-fictional literary genre (i. e., climate change pop-science). The critical legal approach is complemented by the legal theoretical perspective, which examines how climate change affects the bonds of political communities and the legitimacy of political authorities. It also explores how a strategic use of the law shapes our approach to global insecurities related to migration and climate change. Against this background, the essay maintains that there are also possibilities. The non-fictional texts reflect the ideas of the most active forces within society, fueling dynamism when tackling the ecological crisis. In a time of climate change, these forces stir formalism and make the law act as a bridge, linking our troubled reality to an inclusive future.