The Urgenda Case in the Netherlands on Climate Change and the Problems of Multilevel Constitutionalism

Autor:	Gerhard van der Schyff
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	climate change constitutional law european convention on human rights international law the netherlands Law South Asia. Southeast Asia. East Asia KN
Zdroj:	Constitutional Review, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 210-240 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2460-0016 2548-3870
DOI:	10.31078/consrev622
Popis:	This contribution analyses the Urgenda judgments in the Netherlands which ordered the state to reduce the national emissions of greenhouse gasses by 25% by the end of 2020. In arriving at this conclusion, the courts relied heavily on international law, which was applied indirectly and directly to the case. The analysis shows various incongruencies and gaps in the judgments’ legal grounds and reasoning, and suggests that a focus on the Constitution is needed as well in addressing such important issues. This will require long overdue reform of the bar on constitutional review in order to stimulate a strong national legal culture based on the Constitution.
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