Cambiamento climatico e Corte europea dei diritti umani

This Insight deals with the recent judgment delivered by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the case KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland. The first part of the Insight focuses on the ECtHR’s competence in the context of climate-change litigation. The second part analyses the issues of victim status in complaints alleging harm or risk of harm resulting from State’s failure to combat climate change, focusing on the criteria and threshold for being qualified as a victim under art. 34 ECHR in this context. Finally, considering the prohibition on actio popularis under the ECHR’s system, the third part examines the issue of locus standi of associations to lodge or pursue applications before the ECtHR on behalf of their members or other individuals affected by climate change.