For Pia Hollenstein, the long-awaited ruling at the European Court of Human ... to spend its time making sure the Swiss ...
EUROPE—In a groundbreaking decision, Europe’s highest human rights court ruled in favour of a group of 2,000 Swiss women, all aged 64 and older, who accused their government of failing to adequately ...
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated the rights of a group of ...
Verdict is significant as court decisions apply to all 46 Council of Europe member states File photo: Rosmarie Wydler-Walti ...
Lawyers for all three are hoping the Strasbourg court will find that national governments have a legal duty to make sure ...
The landmark ruling against Switzerland for climate inaction confirmed governments’ obligations to lower greenhouse gas emissions. But what about liability for climate-related damages?
Legislators across Europe should pay close attention to the landmark ruling of the European Court of Human Rights against ...
The young people of Montana and the senior women of Switzerland have shown us an effective legal strategy to push our ...
An international court ruled Switzerland’s failure to tackle the climate crisis violated human rights, in a judgment experts ...
The political battle against climate change has, so far, largely been driven by government legislation and regulation.
The case at the European Court of Human Rights was brought by a 2,000-strong group of Swiss women, aged mostly in their 70s, ...