McVeigh v. Retail Employees Superannuation Trust

By Björn Lambrenos Country Australia Defendants Corporate Law Applied Civil Law Key Words Corporations; Federal Court of Australia; Civil Law Case Information: Court: Federal Court of Australia Dissenting judgement? No Filing Date: 2018 Last Update: 2020 Status: Decided ISSUES Whether an Australian pension fund violated the law by failing to disclose information on climate  change business risks...

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Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Other States

by Anna Bortolussi Country Portugal, European Union Defendant(s) States Law Applied International Human Rights Law; International Environmental Law; European Convention on Human Rights; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Paris Agreement. Key words States; Human Rights; Mitigation; Climate Justice. Case Information: Court(s): European Court of Human Rights Dissenting Judgement? No Filing Date: 2020 Last Update: 2022 Status: Pending ISSUES...

Environment Jeunesse v. Canada

by Temi Lawal Country Canada Defendant State Law Applied Civil Law; Constitutional Law; Domestic Human Rights Law; Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms; Quebec Charter or Rights and Freedoms; Quebec Code of Civil Procedure. Key Words States; Human Rights; Mitigation; Climate Justice. Case Information: Court(s): Quebec Court of Appeal, Quebec Superior Court Dissenting Judgement? No  Filing Date: 2018 Last Update: 2022 Status: Pending...