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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled for the first time that the government has an obligation under the European Convention on Human Rights to protect its citizens from serious consequences climate change. On April 9, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as the ECHR) ruled on three climate disputes in which states were required to establish an obligation to protect their citizens from the effects of the climate crisis.
Climate litigation is increasingly a way of fighting back climate change , as highlighted by the 2023 Global Climate Litigation Report, with emerging case law moving towards recognizing that harm caused by climate changes are reflected in human rights violations. (More on arpat.toscana.it)
