Swiss environment minister plays down impact of European climate ruling
Saturday, 20 April 2024 Swiss minister challenges European Court of Human Rights' climate change ruling, emphasizing inaction risks heatwaves. Swiss Federal Office of Justice must adhere to Council of Europe. Swiss People's Party opposes, citing referendum impact.
International Court Rules Against, Switzerland for Climate-Related , Human Rights Violations.
On April 9, an international court in France
ruled that Switzerland's inability to address
the climate..
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The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday (April 9, 2024) in favor of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate..