In 2015, Dutch environmental group, Urgenda Foundation sued the state of Netherlands in a world-first victory of citizens holding their government accountable...
This article examines how and when courts have relied on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and case law of the European Court of Human Rights (...
The judgment in the Shell case suggests that companies should comply with the targets in the Paris Climate Agreement. The case possibly sets...
Once again, all eyes were on The Hague. After groundbreaking rulings in the Urgenda and Shell cases, the District Court in The Hague on 28...
The Dutch Supreme Court's decision could have huge repercussions for how other countries tackle rising emissions.
The lower court decided that the Dutch State acted negligently and therefore unlawfully towards the environmental NGO Urgenda.
The Netherlands' supreme court has upheld a ruling ordering the country's government to do much more to cut carbon emissions, after a six-year fight for...
The Dutch highest court upheld the previous decisions in the 'Urgenda Climate Case,' a lawsuit originally brought by a Dutch environmental...
In advance of the final judgement in the landmark Urgenda v. State of the Netherlands climate litigation case, this commentary shines the...
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Dutch non-profit foundation that brought the landmark climate lawsuit Urgenda v. State, pushing for stronger national climate action.
