Climate change litigation at the Strasbourg Court with Corina Heri

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In this episode of the Strasbourg Observers Podcast, Cathérine Van de Graaf and Eva Brems speak with Corina Heri (Tilburg University) about the European Court of Human Rights’ role in the fight against climate change, looking back at the landmark Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v. Switzerland judgment. They discuss the Court’s reasoning on states’ climate obligations, the standing of the KlimaSeniorinnen association, debates about judicial activism, reactions and (non-)implementation in Switzerland, and the implications for future climate cases before national and international courts, as well as within the Council of Europe system.