The landmark ruling against Switzerland for climate inaction confirmed governments’ obligations to lower greenhouse gas ...
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 ...
Over 2,500 senior women from Switzerland have accused their government of not doing enough to combat climate change. The ...
The young people of Montana and the senior women of Switzerland have shown us an effective legal strategy to push our ...
Legislators across Europe should pay close attention to the landmark ruling of the European Court of Human Rights against ...
An international court ruled Switzerland’s failure to tackle the climate crisis violated human rights, in a judgment experts ...
Landmark decision by the European Court of Human Rights could have global implications for other climate-related litigation, including in Australia.
Environment minister Eamon Ryan has changed a statement that he was behind the decision to oppose a group of Swiss senior ...
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, ...
Courts too have been trying to drive govts to meet their emission targets; some govts themselves have sued oil and gas ...