You are cordially invited to the seminar organised by Bilkent University Faculty of Law.
\n\u201cCivil Liability for Climate Damages\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Kaan Can Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m
\n22 June 2026, Monday \u2013 13:30
\nArt Gallery, Main Campus Library
\nThe seminar will be held in English.<\/p>\n
Climate change is generally addressed primarily by means of public law mechanisms. However, due to its limitations, the search for alternative legal mechanisms has increasingly intensified. One of the main tools discussed in this context is tort liability. Tort liability generally regulates compensation claims between parties that do not have a prior relationship. It is the primary cause of action where contractual or other liability regimes are not applicable. The applicability of tort liability in climate change related compensation claims is highly controversial. As a harm-producing phenomenon with global and diffuse effects, climate change related compensation claims face significant and unique challenges. While awarding compensation for climate change-related events such as heatwaves or glacier melting may contribute to climate change mitigation efforts, tort law is not readily designed to address problems of this scale and complexity. The seminar examines the role that tort liability can play in addressing climate change, with particular emphasis on its limits and potential functions within climate litigation.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kaan Can Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m completed his law degree at the Istanbul University, in 2017. Following his graduation, he completed his first master\u2019s degree in civil law at the same university in 2020 with his thesis titled \u201cTa\u015f\u0131nmaz M\u00fclkiyetine Ger\u00e7ekle\u015fen M\u00fcdahaleler ve Elatman\u0131n \u00d6nlenmesi Davas\u0131\u201d. Dr. Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m also completed the Legum Magister im deutschen und europ\u00e4ischen Recht (LL.M.) program at Heidelberg University with his thesis titled \u201cNachr\u00fcstungs- und Reparaturpflichten aus deliktischer Produzentenhaftung\u201d and received his second master\u2019s degree in 2021. Lastly, he was awarded a PhD in Private Law after successfully defending his dissertation titled \u201cHaks\u0131z Fiil Sorumlulu\u011funda Olumsuz Davran\u0131\u015f\u0131n Hukuka Ayk\u0131r\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131\u201d in 2026. Since 2021, he has been working as a research assistant at the Department of Civil Law at Kadir Has University.
\nDr. Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m has national and international publications in the field of civil law, especially in property law, liability law, and climate change law. He has conducted research as visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Law and Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. He is also a member of the Corporate Climate Litigation Platform run by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Kadir Has University Faculty of Law. His current research topics include law of obligations, tort law, climate liability and product liability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You are cordially invited to the seminar organised by Bilkent University Faculty of Law. \u201cCivil Liability for Climate Damages\u201d Dr. Kaan Can Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m 22 June 2026, Monday \u2013 13:30 Art Gallery, Main Campus Library The seminar will be held in English. Climate change is generally addressed primarily by means of [\u2026] <\/p>\n