The European Convention on Human Rights is a living instrument that is to be interpreted in line with present-day conditions. This concept is of particular importance when the European Court is faced with examining the human rights consequences of climate change. As the ECHR does not explicitly cover the climate, such an examination must be done th...
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This chapter addresses the international action by the Torres Strait Eight climate litigation raising existential questions about the values of the CBD highlighting the need for concerted action under the CBD to better protect Indigenous Peoples’ genetic resources, biological diversity and cultural knowledge from the ravages of climate change and g...
Étude La gouvernance du risque climatique : aspects juridiques d'une « tragédie des horizons »
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On 7 June 2022 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) relinquished jurisdiction to the Grand Chamber to hear the application lodged on 28 January 2021 on behalf of Damien Carême, former mayor of the Commune of Grande Synthe in France on the basis of Articles 2 and 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). This application involves th...
Published in Energy, Sustainability and Society
BackgroundThe urgency to pursue sustainable consumption or use energy in a manner that does not negatively impact the environment has become an important theme in recent times. As a major fluctuation in the atmosphere, climate change will be one of the major challenges faced by youth. As a result, there have been a growing number of young South Afr...
