The First Italian Climate Judgement and the Separation of Powers - A Critical Assessment in Light of the ECtHR’s Climate Jurisprudence

Abstract

On 26th February 2024, in its Giudizio Universale decision, the Tribunal of Rome penned the first Italian climate judgement. Shortly after, on 9 April 2024, the ECtHR handed down its seminal trio of KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, Duarte Agostinho v. Portugal and Others and Carême v. France. In this monumental string of cases, the ECtHR set the new standard for climate litigation in Europe, also regarding separation of powers. This invites a critical assessment of Giudizio Universale’s stance.

Keywords

• ECHR
• ECtHR
• Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg
• KlimaSeniorinnen
• Klimaschutzrecht
• climate litigation