Becaus it shows the ECHR is not a serious institution if PR-tricks like using "seniors" to bring forth your case helps you win.
The ECHR needs to be abolished and Switzerland needs to leave this court.
The ECHR needs to be abolished and Switzerland needs to leave this court.
As per the article, they are arguing that seniors are particularly affected by climate change due to heat waves, and these are causing deaths.
The 2022 heatwaves had hundreds of deaths attributed to climate change in Switzerland: https://lenews.ch/2023/07/08/climate-change-behind-60-percen...
The issue is that Switzerland outlawed air conditioning for private homes (still allowed in shopping centres though!)
I know of a bunch of people who legally purchased and installed aircon in their homes.
Yeah you can buy the mobile AC unit, but none of the new-builds in the past 10+ years come with a built-in (fixed) unit.