European Human Rights Convention Archives

Imposing penalties to discourage Trade Union members to participate in lawful strikes; UKSC declares S. 146 of TULRCA to be incompatible with Art. 11 of ECHR

The Court held that S. 146 of TULRCA is incompatible with ECHR Convention insofar as it fails to provide any protection against penalties, intended to deter trade union members from taking part in lawful strike action organised by their trade unions.

Climate Change Swiss Administration reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

[Climate Change] Switzerland failed to comply with its positive obligations under ECHR Convention; Failed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: ECHR

In a landmark ruling, the 17-Judge Grand Chamber of the Court found that there were critical gaps in the process of putting in place relevant domestic regulatory framework vis-à-vis climate change and that Switzerland had failed to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.