All eyes turn to the European Court of Human Rights to assess future of rights-based climate litigation

by Louis Mason, Universal Rights Group and Sarah Vigne, Universal Rights Group Blog, Blog

On 16 December 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) communicated to the government of Norway its request for observations on the application filed on 15 June 2021 by six young climate activists, together with Greenpeace Nordic and Young Friends of the Earth Norway, alleging that continued oil exploration by the Norwegian State is in breach of their fundamental human …