Held v. State of Montana Trial Summary
The trial of the case of Held v. State of Montana commenced on June 12, 2023, marking the first time a constitutional law climate lawsuit led by youth plaintiffs has gone to trial in the United States.
Urgenda Foundation v. The State of the Netherlands
Urgenda brought a lawsuit against the State of the Netherlands, alleging human rights violations from a failure to comply with their duty of care by lacking an adequate policy to reduce GHG emissions.
Sagoonick v. Alaska (on appeal from Sinnok v. Alaska)
Country: United States Defendant: State of Alaska Law Applied: Constitutional LawDomestic Environmental Law Key words: Human RightsClimate JusticeJust TransitionPublic TrustLoss and Damage Case Information: Court(s): Alaskan Supreme Court; Alaskan Superior Court Dissenting Judgement: Majority Decision (split 3:2) Filing Date: 2017 Last Update: 28 January 2022 Status: Dismissal affirmed ISSUES The claim is an appeal against...
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Alena Hochstadt, et al. v. State of Hessen
Ten youths brought a complaint against the State of Hessen, Germany, claiming that the state’s failure to set adequate climate protection goals and reduction paths was in violation of domestic environmental law and constitutional law. They alleged that failure to mitigate would have adverse effects on the plaintiffs’ human rights and health, as well as...
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