Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland: Making climate change litigation history
Abstract This case note examines the landmark judgment issued by the European Court of Human Rights regarding the complaint brought by the NGO Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and four individual applicants against Switzerland. It explores the groundbreaking nature of this judgment and its broader implications for climate change litigation at the national, regional and international levels.
Authors
- Annalisa Savaresi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4255-3696)
Institutions
- University of Stirling (GB)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Finland University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Review of European Comparative & International Environmental Law
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12612
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Environmental law and policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 95.90