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Sheikh Asim Farooq vs. Federation of Pakistan etc.

30 Aug 2019

Pakistan

Lahore High Court

National - higher court

Keywords:

climate change, forest conservation, intergenerational equity, intragenerational equity, polluter pays principle, precautionary principle, reforestation, sustainable development

20190830_W.P.-No.-19.pdf

Environnement Jeunesse vs. Attorney General of Canada

11 Jul 2019

Canada

Superior Court of Quebec

National - higher court

Keywords:

climate change, constitutional law, greenhouse gas, health, human rights, intergenerational equity, international agreement, risk management, standing to sue

Canada%20-%20Environ.pdf

Save Lamu et al. vs. National Environmental Management Authority and Amu Power Co., Ltd.

26 Jun 2019

Kenya

National Environmental Tribunal

National - higher court

Keywords:

access to information, climate change, environmental impact assessment, Environmental Rule of Law, licence, mitigation, precautionary principle, public participation, sustainable development

Link to full text

save-Lamu-judgement.pdf

People's Procuratorate of Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province vs. Xuzhou Hongshun Paper Co., Ltd.

05 Mar 2019

China

High People’s Court of Jiangsu Province

National - higher court

Keywords:

compensation, effluent waste, Environmental Rule of Law, liability, litigation, national law

Link to full text

People%27s%20Procura.pdf

Gloucester Resources Limited vs. Minister for Planning

08 Feb 2019

Australia

Land and Environment Court, New South Wales

National - higher court

Keywords:

climate change, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, intragenerational equity, land, mining, noise pollution, sustainable development

Link to full text

%5B2019%5D%20NSWLEC%.pdf

Urgenda Foundation vs. the Kingdom of the Netherlands

09 Oct 2018

Netherlands

Gerechtshof Den Haag (The Hague Court of Appeal)

National - higher court

Keywords:

climate change, climate change mitigation, emission reduction, human rights, intergenerational equity, international agreement, litigation, national law, precautionary principle

Link to full text

Netherlands%20-%20Ur.pdf

Aero Plastic Industries Ltd. et al. vs. The Director of Environmental Affairs

14 Jun 2018

Malawi

High Court of Malawi

National - higher court

Keywords:

Environmental Rule of Law, plastic waste, sustainable development

Aero%20Plastic%20Ind.pdf

Associations Présence les Terrasses de la Garonne et autres contre SAS PCE et autre

25 May 2018

France

Conseil d’Etat

National - higher court

Link to full text

CNPAAR et autres contre Premier Ministre

09 May 2018

France

Conseil d’Etat

National - higher court

Link to full text

Future Generations vs. Ministry of Environment and Others

05 Apr 2018

Colombia

Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia

National - higher court

Keywords:

climate change, climate change mitigation, climate justice, deforestation, emission reduction, health, human rights, intergenerational equity, international agreement, litigation, national law

Link to full text

Colombia%20-%20Futur.pdf

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