Plenty of Conservatives disagree with calls to leave the court, however — pointing out that doing so would leave Britain as something of a legal pariah, in a group with Russia, Belarus and Vatican ...
A recent wave of climate-related court cases could have broad implications for legal systems around the world.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who said their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of ...
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday said governments have a duty to work to stop climate change and mitigate its impact on residents, ruling for a group of older women who claimed they ...
Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people from the ravages of ...
STRASBOURG - Europe's top human rights court ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who said their government violated their human rights by not doing enough to combat climate change.
An international court in France on Tuesday ruled Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the climate crisis was in violation of human rights, in a landmark climate judgment that could have a ...
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of ...