Arntz, Sandra Author aut Krommendijk, Jasper Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-3371-7580 Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-04-09 eng

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The three much-awaited judgments rendered by the European Court of Human Rights on 9 April 2024 are truly historic and unprecedented. In Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, the Grand Chamber established that climate change is 'one of the most pressing issues of our times' and poses a threat to human rights. With this ruling, the Court confirmed that States have a positive obligation to adopt measures to mitigate climate change under Article 8 ECHR, the right to family and private life. The judgments will undeniably set the tone for climate litigation in the years to come. It will impact both litigation and other procedures before other international courts. CC BY-SA 4.0 Arntz, Sandra Art. 8 ECHR Climate Crisis climate litigation KlimaSeniorinnen 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/historic-and-unprecedented/ 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/bc1514f261bbbbd3 240409 10.59704/bc1514f261bbbbd3 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)