A recent wave of climate-related court cases could have broad implications for legal systems around the world.
Experts said it was the first time an international court determined that governments were legally obligated to meet their ...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who said their ...
Europe's top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by ...
The climate crisis case is part of a growing trend of communities suing government entities on the basis of human rights.
An international court ruled Switzerland’s failure to tackle the climate crisis violated human rights, in a judgment experts ...
Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people from the ravages of ...
A motley crew of Portuguese children, retired Swiss women and a French mayor have filed a trio of cases in an attempt to ...
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland violated some rights by failing to slow effects of climate change, ...
STORY: The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of a group of elderly Swiss women on Tuesday (April 9), who had ...
The court also threw out cases brought by six Portuguese youths and a French mayor aimed at forcing countries to meet climate ...
The European Court of Human Rights is the latest to weigh in on if protection from climate change is a right that should be ...