# European Court of Human Rights rules states have climate duties (KlimaSeniorinnen, 2024)

Date: 2024

On April 9, 2024, the Grand Chamber of the [European Court of Human Rights](/organizations/justice-ecthr) ruled in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v. Switzerland that Switzerland had violated the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to take adequate action against climate change. It was the first time an international court held a state liable on human-rights grounds for insufficient climate measures, finding breaches of Article 8 (private and family life) and Article 6 (access to court). The court was led at the time by President Síofra O'Leary, the first woman to head the institution.

## Drivers

- Supranational rule-of-law accountability pressure: https://factrail.ai/drivers/justice-supranational-accountability-pressure

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## Methodology

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