ICJ on Climate Change: Treaty and Customary Law
Case comment - 1 pages - Environment law
The International Court of Justice clarifies the relationship between treaty and customary international law in addressing climate change, emphasizing their complementarity and universal applicability.
stitutional Council Affirms Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making: Scope and Implications of Article 7, Charter for the Environment
Case comment - 3 pages - Environment law
the full potential of environmental decision-making with the Constitutional Council's landmark Decision n° 2021-891 QPC. This pivotal ruling reaffirms the constitutional value of public participation in shaping public decisions that impact the environment, as enshrined in Article 7 of the...
Council of State Ruling on Marine Ecosystem Protection
Case comment - 6 pages - Environment law
The Council of State affirms the primacy of European norms in marine ecosystem protection and orders the French State to take effective measures to limit accidental catches of small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay.
Judicial Control Over State's Climate Commitments
Case comment - 5 pages - Environment law
The emergence of substantial judicial control by the administrative judge over the state's climate commitments marks a decisive turning point in climate litigation, raising questions about its effectiveness without coercive devices.
