Six Youths v. Minister of Environment and Others

Six young climate activists filed a claim against Brazil’s former Ministers of the Environment and International Affairs and the federal government for decreasing the country's ambitions to reduce emissions within their updated 2020 NDCs under the Paris Agreement. The claimants’ request for urgent injunctive relief due to the urgency of the climate crisis was denied, and the final judgement is still pending.

La Rose v. Her Majesty the Queen

By Virginia Raffaeli Country:  Canada Defendants:  State Law Applied: Constitutional Law; International Human Rights Law; Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms; Constitution of Canada. Key words:  Human Rights; Mitigation; Just Transition; Public Trust. Case Information: Court(s): Federal Court; Federal Court of AppealDissenting Judgement: NoFiling Date: 2019Last Update: 2021Status: Pending ISSUES Whether a group of Canadian youths raised valid causes of action...