Environment, Environmental protection, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, International Arbitration Procedures, International dispute resolution, International Investment Arbitration, International Investment Law, International Law, Switzerland
Climate Litigation and Investor-State Arbitration: Implications of the European Court of Human Rights’ Historic Ruling in KlimaSeniorinnen
On April 9, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (“Court” or “ECtHR”) delivered its highly anticipated ruling in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (“KlimaSeniorinnen”), holding that Switzerland had breached the European Convention on Human Rights (“Convention” or “ECHR”) by taking inadequate action on climate change. Two other climate-related cases that were decided the…