by Leon Qiu Eight young people brought a complaint against the State of Florida claiming violations to their human rights of life, liberty, and property. They alleged that in creating and operating a fossil fuel-based energy system their right to pursue happiness was adversely affected. The complaint was dismissed on the grounds that it raised...
by Leon Qiu In Aji P. v. State of Washington, the youth petitioners argued in a judicial review claim that the fundamental human right to a healthful and pleasant environment was not upheld by Washington’s use of fossil-fuel-based energy and transportation systems. Greenhouse gases emitted from these systems thereby failed to mitigate against climate change....
by Anna Bortolussi Six Alaskan children brought a complaint against the State of Alaska, alleging that the state was in violation of the Alaska Constitution and in breach of their public trust duty by failing to, among other things, reduce and limit GHGs emissions. They claimed that this breach was affecting their present and future...
by Anna Bortolussi Ten youths brought a complaint against the State of Brandenburg, Germany, claiming that the state’s failure to set adequate climate protection goals and emission reduction paths was in violation of domestic environmental law and constitutional law. They alleged that failure to mitigate would have effects on the plaintiffs’ human rights and health,...
by Anna Bortolussi Ten youths brought a complaint against the State of Bavaria, Germany, claiming that the state’s failure to set adequate climate protection goals and emission reduction paths was in violation of domestic environmental law and constitutional law. They alleged that failure to mitigate would have effects on the plaintiffs’ human rights and health,...
by Anna Bortolussi The constitutional complaint filed by 19 youths alleges human rights violations resulting from the South Korean government’s failure to establish adequate reduction targets in accordance with international commitments that mitigate the effects of climate change. The applicants further complain that by changing GHG reduction targets, the President acted unconstitutionally and exceeded his...