<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/paul-rink-is-rethinking-climate-rights-litigation.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Rethinking Climate Rights Litigation</teaser-title><teaser-description>Associate Professor Paul Rink examines the limits of temperature targets in climate rights litigation and proposes an alternative human rights framework.</teaser-description><featured-video/><pubDate>08/06/2026</pubDate><title>Rethinking Climate Rights Litigation</title><description>Associate Professor of Law Paul Rink’s forthcoming article examines the limits of temperature targets in climate rights litigation and proposes an alternative framework rooted in international human rights law.</description><author>By Sabina Lee</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/paul%20rink-320-180.png" alt="White man with beard smiling wearing suit and tie"/></image><category>Research and Insight</category><department>Faculty</department><relationships>Faculty</relationships><shortnames>rinkpaul</shortnames><tags><tag>climate</tag><tag>faculty</tag></tags></item>