Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Høyesterett/Høgsterett

Date: 10/11/2021

Subject: The decision of the Høyesterett/Høgsterett (Supreme Court), also recalling article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR, annulled the license for wind power plants in the Fosen peninsula, because such plants would interfere with the reindeer herders’ rights deriving from article 27 of the International Covenant on civil and political rights (right to cultural development)

Parties: I: Statnett SF v. Sør-Fosen sijte, Nord-Fosen siida and Fosen Vind DA II: Fosen Vind DA v. Sør-Fosen sijte and Nord-Fosen siida III: Sør-Fosen sijte v. Fosen Vind DA, the State represented by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (intervener)

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Right to property - Equality - Art. 22 Respect of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity

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