Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Merit's Courts (Belgium) - Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Belg

Date: 06/17/2021

Subject: The decision of the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles, according to which the respondent parties –the Belgian State, the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region, and the Brussels-Capital Region – carrying out its environmental policies, violated the claimants’ rights provided for by articles 2 and 8 of the ECHR, for not having adopted all necessary measures in order to prevent the effects of climate changes

Parties: ASBL Klimaatzaak c. État Belge, Region Wallonne, Region Flamande, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Solidarity - Art. 37 Environmental protection

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