The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday, issued a ruling, in favour of a group of Swiss ...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them ...
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 ...
In Strasbourg, France, the European Court of Human Rights handed out one victory and two defeats for the climate justice movement today as it ruled on three historic climate cases. The court ruled ...
As a member of the Council of Europe, Switzerland can get involved in pan-European politics even though it’s not a member of ...
A group of elderly Swiss women made history on Tuesday when they became the first plaintiffs to win a climate-related victory in the European Court of Human Rights. Representing a group of more ...
Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens from the effects of the climate crisis in a landmark ruling. The European Court ...
The Swiss government said it would examine measures it should take following the ruling. Alain Chablais, the lawyer who represented Switzerland in court, warned it might take "some time".
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 ...
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a group of older women’s human rights were being harmed by the impacts of the climate crisis The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in ...
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 ...