Francisco Szekely

Apr 11, 2024 | imd.org | Knut Haanaes |Francisco Szekely |Tomoko Yokoi |Dovev Lavie

In an unprecedented ruling, a group of Swiss women have won an eight-year battle at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to protect their right to life by challenging government authorities to increase their commitments to address climate change in Switzerland. Following the Strasbourg-based court’s judgment, attention is turning to how citizen power could shape legal challenges to government climate inaction globally.