A Cyclical, Foreseeable, Worsening Threat - Heatwaves are a Cyclical Human Rights Risk and States Must Provide a Preventive Public-Law Response Amat, Didac Author aut Portela Giráldez, Ignacio Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-07-29 eng
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 During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, approximately 489,000 heat-related deaths occurred yearly. Europe is no exception. Under the premise that heatwaves can no longer be distinguished from any foreseeable, cyclical event beyond their control, states are required to adopt all reasonable measures to keep the catastrophic impacts to a minimum, as mandated by the ECtHR. This blogpost explores the extent to which Article 2 of the ECHR provides legal protection against heatwaves and examines the level of due diligence required from state parties. CC BY-SA 4.0 Amat, Didac Art. 2 ECHR Climate Adaptation Climate Crisis ECtHR EU Right to Life climate litigation EU 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-cyclical-foreseeable-worsening-threat/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/fe7ea292b1245ec3 260729 10.59704/fe7ea292b1245ec3 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)