The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for not doing enough for the environment, but has rejected two similar appeals. Greta Thunberg rejoices: "It's just the beginning"
In a pivotal week for environmental justice, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, delivered rulings on three climate cases. A landmark ruling in the Swiss Women’s case criticized governments for not acting in line with science and unequivocally stated that inadequate gove
The European Court of Human
Rights decides on Tuesday whether insufficient
government action on climate change can amount to a human rights
violation, in three rulings that could give legal leverage. -April 09, 2024 at 12:00 am EDT
- MarketScreener
Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights?That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France, as it rules on Tuesday on three separate climate cases.The verdicts will set a precedent for future litigation on how