State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/State_of_the_Netherlands_v._Urgenda_Foundation
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Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Urgenda case
gptkbp:appealRuling Court of Appeal of The Hague
gptkbp:appealRulingDate 9 October 2018
gptkbp:citation ECLI:NL:HR:2019:2007
gptkbp:country gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:date 20 December 2019
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:State_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:finalRuling gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:finalRulingDate 20 December 2019
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation
gptkbp:impact influenced global climate lawsuits
gptkbp:initialRuling gptkb:District_Court_of_The_Hague
gptkbp:initialRulingDate 24 June 2015
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Dutch_Civil_Code
gptkbp:orderedReduction 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 1990 levels
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Urgenda_Foundation
gptkbp:predecessor climate litigation
gptkbp:result State of the Netherlands ordered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
gptkbp:significance first time a government was ordered by a court to reduce emissions
gptkbp:subject climate change
governmental duty of care
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Urgenda
gptkb:Urgenda_climate_case_against_Dutch_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8