id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-031836-bzos4k52 Spier, Jaap ‘The “Strongest” Climate Ruling Yet’: The Dutch Supreme Court’s Urgenda Judgment 2020-09-14 .txt text/plain 32609 1832 65 A series of important issues have been considered in review: can human rights serve as a basis for the injunctive relief sought?, the role of the precautionary principle, the need for a consistent policy, suum cuique tribuere, minimal causation (each State has to assume responsibility for 'its part'), is the marginal causal contribution of Dutch emissions an insurmountable hurdle?, minimum obligations, a disproportionate burden, the role of the Paris Agreement, and the political issue doctrine. The Court of Appeal's judgment is consistent with the foregoing, as it held that the State's policy regarding GHG reduction is obviously not meeting the requirements pursuant to Articles 2 and 8 ECHR to take suitable measures to protect the residents of the Netherlands from dangerous climate change. The Court of Appeal's judgment is consistent with the foregoing, as the Court of Appeal held that the State's policy regarding greenhouse gas reduction is obviously not meeting the requirements pursuant to Articles 2 and 8 ECHR to take suitable measures to protect the residents of the Netherlands from dangerous climate change. ./cache/cord-031836-bzos4k52.txt ./txt/cord-031836-bzos4k52.txt