While the ripples of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen continue to spread in the academic world, with discussions about potential implications for the future jurisprudence of the ECtHR, on January 30, 2025, the Court handed down another landmark judgment in the field of environmental litigation. The case of Cannavacciuolo and Others v. Italy addressed the systematic and large-scale pollution phenomenon caused by the mismanagement of hazardous waste in parts of the Campania region in the South of Italy. The judgment is ground-breaking for finding a violation of the right to life (Article 2 ECHR) for the first time in connection with environmental pollution (further aspects of the case have been discussed on the blog here).
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Two men arrested one month after $230 million of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim – Go Health Pro
Two men have been arrested by the FBI and charged in relation to their alleged involvement in a scam which saw almost a quarter of a billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim. 20-year-old Malone Lam of Miami, and Jeandiel Serrano, 21, of Los Angeles, are charged with conspiring to steal and … Read more
Sufferer Participation on the Worldwide Legal Courtroom (ICC) – EJIL: Discuss! – Go Well being Professional
Victims’ rights to take part in worldwide prison justice have lengthy been celebrated as empowering victims to have their say, share their experiences, have interaction in truth-seeking, and/or obtain emotional closure. For equally lengthy, nevertheless, many attorneys and NGOs have lamented that sufferer participation erodes the defendant’s rights to a good trial, creates punitive cultures … Read more
