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The Legal Implications of Climate Change on State Responsibility

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In 2015, the Dutch Supreme Court ordered the government to cut emissions by at least 25% by 2020, based on the state's duty of care—the first time a court enforced a concrete emissions target from human rights and tort law.

Why this is interesting

A small island nation is drowning, and its leader wants to sue the entire world. Can a country be held legally responsible for climate change?