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Study: Climate change increasingly raised as a human rights issue in court cases

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 03 July 2020 •

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Climate cases are increasingly being tried in court

Global review of climate litigation highlights increasing instances of activists and governments using courts to force climate action from businesses and governments

Climate change is increasingly being harnessed as a human rights issue in legal claims and court cases around the world, as the mass popularity of disruptive climate activism over the past year - such...

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