| Lin, Jolene The first successful climate negligence case: A comment on Urgenda foundation v. the state of The Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) Journal Article Climate Law, 5 (1), pp. 65–81, 2015. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, State vs Climate, the Netherlands, Urgenda @article{lin2015first,
title = {The first successful climate negligence case: A comment on Urgenda foundation v. the state of The Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)},
author = {Jolene Lin},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Climate Law},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
pages = {65--81},
publisher = {Brill Nijhoff},
abstract = {On 24 June 2015, the Hague District Court issued a long-awaited judgment in the case of Urgenda Foundation v. The State of the Netherlands. The decision has been heralded as a historical landmark ruling. It marks the first time that a court has ordered a government to curb a state’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the first case in which the tort of negligence has been successfully used to hold a state liable for failing to adequately mitigate climate change. This case commentary analyses key aspects of the decision and makes some observations about its significance for climate law and policy.},
keywords = {Environmental Law, State vs Climate, the Netherlands, Urgenda},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
On 24 June 2015, the Hague District Court issued a long-awaited judgment in the case of Urgenda Foundation v. The State of the Netherlands. The decision has been heralded as a historical landmark ruling. It marks the first time that a court has ordered a government to curb a state’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the first case in which the tort of negligence has been successfully used to hold a state liable for failing to adequately mitigate climate change. This case commentary analyses key aspects of the decision and makes some observations about its significance for climate law and policy. |