European Court of Human Rights

[ad_1] LONDON: Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights addressed in Strasbourg, France, as it ruled on three separate climate cases as part of a growing trend of communities bringing climate lawsuits against governments. The verdicts set a precedent for future litigation on how rising temperatures affect people’s right to a liveable planet.WHAT ARE THE LAWSUITS? The…

[ad_1] STRASBOURG: Europe’s highest human rights court will rule Tuesday on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The European Court of Human Rights will hand down decisions in a trio of cases brought by a French mayor, six Portuguese youngsters and more than 2,000 members of Senior Women for Climate Protection, who say their governments are…