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ECHR Climate Verdict: the Court vs. the Swiss People

ECHR Climate Verdict: the Court vs. the Swiss People
A Swiss flag floats above the Rhone's valley in the Swiss canton of Valais, in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, on March 4, 2018. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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It was always to be expected that the judicialization of the climate issue would become one of the principal avenues of climate activism. That threat must be taken even more seriously following the recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that Switzerland is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights with respect to what the ECHR deems its inadequate climate policies.

Michel de Rougemont
Michel de Rougemont
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Michel de Rougemont is a Ph.D. chemical engineer and an independent consultant.