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This article analyzes the KlimaSeniorinnen and, incidentally, Duarte Agostinho judgments, both delivered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in which the Court ruled, for the first time, on the impact of climate change on the effective enjoyment of human rights. To this end, this article assesses how the ECtHR endorsed the existence of a positive obligation, derived from Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), to adopt and implement a regulatory framework aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from within the territory and jurisdiction of the State – which also implies analyzing the concept of extraterritorial jurisdiction espoused in the Duarte Agostinho ruling. On the other hand, this article assesses the ECtHR’s interpretation of the victim status and the legal standing of individuals and associations pursuant to Article 34 of the ECHR. Finally, this article assesses the complexity of implementing the KlimaSeniorinnen ruling, first and foremost because climate change judgments test the limits of the principles of subsidiarity, separation of powers, and States’ margin of appreciation.
| Translated title of the contribution | The climate in Strasbourg - the protection of climate stability in the Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland judgment |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
| Pages (from-to) | 99-125 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Revista Portuguesa de Direito Constitucional |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Dec 2024 |
Keywords
- Climate change
- European convention on human rights
- Human right to a healthy environment
- Execution of judgments
- Extraterritorial jurisdiction
- Legal standing
- Positive obligations
- Verein KlimaSeniorinnen
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CEID-CRCFL: Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law
Pais, S. O. (Associate Professor), Costa, A. C. R. (Invited Assistant Professor), Afonso, A. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, A. T. (PI), Martins, A. A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Guedes, A. (Associate Professor), Sousa, A. F. D. (Assistant Professor), Triunfante, A. (Assistant Professor), Botelho, C. S. (Assistant Professor), Fraipont, C. D. (Student), Tavares, E. (Student), Ferreira, A. S. (Student), Antunes, A. F. M. (PI), Fonseca, A. (PI), Abrantes, A. M. (Student), Amaro, A. E. L. (Scholarship holder), Cortês, A. U. (Associate Professor), Rocha, A. (Assistant Professor), Baldé, A. (Student), Sardinha, C. (Assistant Professor), Lucena, C. (Student), Sequeira, E. V. D. (Assistant Professor), Ferreira-Pinto, F. A. (Assistant Professor), Calvão, F. (Associate Professor), Alves, F. C. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Ribeiro, G. A. (Assistant Professor), Matias, G. (Assistant Professor), Ferreira, H. P. (Student), Salinas, H. (Assistant Professor), Antunes, H. S. (Associate Professor), Sousa, I. P. D. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Costa, I. G. (Student), Duarte, I. T. (Scholarship holder), Dalhuisen, J. (Invited Professor), Geng, J. (Student), Vasconcelos, J. (Associate Professor), Gomes, J. S. (Student), Lopes, J. F. (Student), Silva, J. P. D. (Assistant Professor), Lopes, J. A. (Associate Professor), Moutinho, J. L. (Associate Professor), Antunes, J. E. (Associate Professor), Proença, J. C. B. (Invited Associate Professor), Estaca, J. N. (Student), Domingos, J. L. (Student), Cunha, J. D. D. (Associate Professor), Rodrigues, J. (Student), Taborda, J. (Student), Araújo, L. (Student), Fábrica, L. (Assistant Professor), Naia, L. R. (Scholarship holder), Campos, M. F. (Associate Professor), Queiroz, B. M. (Assistant Professor), Cunha, M. D. C. (Associate Professor), Baptista, D. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, M. D. F. (Associate Professor), Ferreira, M. E. (Assistant Professor), Quadros, I. (Assistant Professor), Tavares, M. I. (Assistant Professor), Campos, I. M. (Assistant Professor), Martins, M. D. (Assistant Professor), Faria, M. P. R. D. (Associate Professor), Xavier, R. (Full Professor), Faria, R. L. D. (Assistant Professor), Rocha, V. (Assistant Professor), Almeida, M. A. D. (Full Professor), Domingos, M. P. (Scholarship holder), Rosas, M. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Portocarrero, M. (Assistant Professor), Rouxinol, M. (Assistant Professor), Alija, N. (Student), Silva, N. S. E. (Invited Assistant Professor), Martins, P. F. (Assistant Professor), Pichel, P. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Cunha, P. O. (Associate Professor), Albuquerque, P. P. D. (Full Professor), Marques, P. G. (Assistant Professor), Machete, P. (Associate Professor), Gomes, P. C. (Invited Assistant Professor), Freitas, P. (Assistant Professor), Carvalho, R. (Associate Professor), Moreira, R. R. (Scholarship holder), Andrade, R. (Invited Assistant Teacher), Morais, R. D. (Full Professor), Medeiros, R. (Full Professor), Duarte, R. P. (Full Professor), Carvalho, C. D. O. (Associate Professor), Tavares, S. (Assistant Professor), Vasques, S. (Associate Professor), Venda, S. B. E. (Student), Maltez, S. (Scholarship holder), Rendas, T. (Invited Assistant Professor), Tavares, T. (Assistant Professor), Ventura, V. (Student) & Nogueira, J. F. P. (Assistant Professor)
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research