

Angela Hefti
243 posts

@AngHefti
Assistant Professor @FIUCollege of Law How #HumanRights respond to #ClimateChange Previously @YaleLawSch, @ECtHR @UniLuzern



In N.D. v. Switzerland, the Court found that the Swiss authorities had failed in their positive obligation to protect the applicant from domestic violence. @AngHefti discusses the significance of the recognition of femi(ni)cide in the Court's case law. strasbourgobservers.com/2025/07/16/the…

💡The newest issue of @TELjournal delves into the role of courts in shaping #environmentallaw, featuring a Symposium collection on #futuregenerations #litigation. Access the complete issue here hashtag#openaccess ➡️ cambridge.org/core/journals/…



A while back I blogged about the initial political responses to the @KlimaSeniorin judgment within Switzerland, noting that we needed to wait for a definitive position from the Federal Executive, which we'd get in August. Well, today was the day: they issued a position. (1/x)


Finally out: our paper on health, intersectionality and climate litigation in the @HarvHumRtsJ! 🍀 Inspiring and fun collaboration with @AngHefti and @AmintaOssom on this important topic. Read more here 👉 journals.law.harvard.edu/hrj/current/ @LawHealthLife @ACELG_UvA @aighd @AdamLawSchool






CfA: The Law & Politics of Environmental & Climate Lobbying, 2nd conf. of the Swiss Network for Law & Society, @unibern, Feb 10-12, 2025. Please send your abstracts (250 wds, E/F/D) to odile.ammann@unil.ch by Sept 30, 2024. Full CfA: tinyurl.com/2t99hwmj
