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Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

Australia is set to to overhaul its decades-old nature laws with a raft of major reforms including the country’s first independent environment regulator. After a years-long deadlock, the Labor government struck a last-minute deal with […]

German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case

May 31, 2025 World Justice News 0

A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm’s global emissions contributed to the […]

America’s most populous state calls special session to ‘Trump-proof’ laws

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

The governor of America’s most populous state says he will convene a special session of its legislature to protect state laws from Donald Trump. California’s Gavin Newsom, who was once the favourite to become Kamala […]

European top human rights court rules that human rights were violated by climate change inaction

April 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top human rights court has sided with a 2,000-strong group of elderly women who said Switzerland’s government had not done enough to combat climate change. Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose average age is […]

Vietnam jails fifth climate activist on tax charges

September 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

One of Vietnam’s best-known climate activists has been sentenced to three years in prison over tax evasion. Hoang Thi Minh Hong is the fifth Vietnamese activist to be jailed over the charge. Campaigners say it […]

Swiss court case ties human rights to climate change

March 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

More than 2,000 women are taking the Swiss government to court claiming its policy on climate change is violating their right to life and health. The case is the first time the European Court of […]

Australia climate change: Court overturns teenagers’ case against minister

March 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Australian government has won an appeal against a ruling that it has a duty of care to protect children from harm caused by climate change. Last year, eight teenagers and an 87-year-old nun convinced […]

Supreme Court hears case that may derail Biden’s climate plan

March 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Supreme Court has heard arguments in the most significant environmental case in a decade, which could undermine President Joe Biden’s climate plan. At issue is the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to […]

Extinction Rebellion: High Court rules London protest ban unlawful

November 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

A police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in London last month was unlawful, High Court judges have ruled. The Metropolitan Police imposed the ban, which prevented two or more people from the group taking part […]

UK minister downplays threat of climate court battle

October 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

According to environmental lawyers at Client Earth, in a report published on today, the UK’s world-leading Climate Change Act has been “dangerously neglected”, leaving the government open to lawsuits. Climate minister Nick Hurd disagreed, saying “Any talk […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]