Add to ORKGOn 24 June 2015, the Hague District Court issued the long-awaited judgment in the case of Urgenda Foundation v the State of the Netherlands. The decision has been heralded as a historical landmark ruling, and rightly so. The Urgenda decision marks the first time ever that a court has ordered a government of the day to curb a State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Globally, it is also the first case in which the tort of negligence has been successfully used to hold a State liable for its failure to adequately mitigate climate change. This case commentary begins by briefly setting out some background on climate litigation. It then sets out the facts of the case and analyses key aspects of the decision. It concludes with some remarks about th...
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This article situates the judgement of The Hague District Court in Urgenda Foundation v the Kingdom ...
On June 24th 2015, the civil section of The Hague District Court ruled—in its judgment of 60 pages t...
One of the world's most successful climate litigation cases thus far, the remarkable Urgenda ruling ...
The judgment of the Dutch Supreme Court in State of the Netherlands v Urgenda is a landmark for futu...
The final verdict to the Urgenda case provided by the Dutch Supreme Court has been called a victory ...
Muinzer, Thomas L. ‘A Climate of Change? Taking Stock of the Urgenda Case with a Supreme Court Rulin...
Liability for causing or failing to mitigate climate change has long been proposed as an alternative...
Liability for causing or failing to mitigate climate change has long been proposed as an alternative...
Climate change is a global issue that calls for global responses. It is also crucial to address regi...
On 9 October 2018, The Hague Court of Appeal confirmed the first instance judgement rendered in the ...
A Dutch court recently found against the Dutch State for having failed to do enough to fight climate...
The remarkable decision of a Dutch lower civil court ordering the State of the Netherlands to reduce...
In spring of 2015, the District Court of The Hague issued an injunction in a class-action suit again...
On June 24th 2015, the civil section of The Hague District Court ruled—in its judgment of 60 pages t...
This article situates the judgement of The Hague District Court in Urgenda Foundation v the Kingdom ...
On June 24th 2015, the civil section of The Hague District Court ruled—in its judgment of 60 pages t...
One of the world's most successful climate litigation cases thus far, the remarkable Urgenda ruling ...
The judgment of the Dutch Supreme Court in State of the Netherlands v Urgenda is a landmark for futu...
The final verdict to the Urgenda case provided by the Dutch Supreme Court has been called a victory ...
Muinzer, Thomas L. ‘A Climate of Change? Taking Stock of the Urgenda Case with a Supreme Court Rulin...
Liability for causing or failing to mitigate climate change has long been proposed as an alternative...
Liability for causing or failing to mitigate climate change has long been proposed as an alternative...
Climate change is a global issue that calls for global responses. It is also crucial to address regi...
On 9 October 2018, The Hague Court of Appeal confirmed the first instance judgement rendered in the ...
A Dutch court recently found against the Dutch State for having failed to do enough to fight climate...
The remarkable decision of a Dutch lower civil court ordering the State of the Netherlands to reduce...