International court rules Switzerland violated human rights in a landmark climate judgment

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, ruled on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

An international court in France on Tuesday ruled Switzerland’swas in violation of human rights, in a landmark climate judgment that experts say could have a ripple effect across the globe.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France delivered rulings on a trio of separate climate lawsuits, one brought by against Switzerland, who argued that climate change-fueled heatwaves undermined their health and quality of life and put them at risk of dying.

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...could open the flood gates for numerous similar lawsuits to be launched in the future.A judgment against any of the countries effectively operates “like a binding treaty imposed by the court,” said Gerry Liston, a lawyer at Global Legal Action Network, which supported the Portugal case.This is a developing story…