350.org: Unprecedented Climate Case Clears Major Hurdle as European Court Recognises 'Importance and Urgency'
December 01, 2020
December 01, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 -- The 350.org issued the following news release:
The European Court of Human Rights has announced its decision to green-light a first-of-its-kind climate case against 33 countries. Its "communication" of the case to the defendant countries now requires each one of them to respond to the complaint filed by six Portuguese youth-applicants. As the vast majority of cases filed with the Strasbourg court fail to reach this stage, this decision marks a major ste . . .
The European Court of Human Rights has announced its decision to green-light a first-of-its-kind climate case against 33 countries. Its "communication" of the case to the defendant countries now requires each one of them to respond to the complaint filed by six Portuguese youth-applicants. As the vast majority of cases filed with the Strasbourg court fail to reach this stage, this decision marks a major ste . . .