Authority: Federal Court of Australia

Date: 05/27/2021

Subject: The decision of the Federal Court of Australia, according to which the Ministry of the Environment must adopt reasonable measures in order to avoid personal damages to children, deriving from carbon emissions in the atmosphere, while deciding whether to approve the project of coal extraction

Parties: Anjali Sharma and others named in the schedule (by their litigation representative sister Mariebrigid Arthur) v. Minister for the Environment (Commonwealth), Vickery Coal Pty Ltd (ACN 626 224 495)

Original language: English

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 35 Preventive health care - Art. 37 Environmental protection

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