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Guest Commentary: The Meaning of “Fair Share” in Climate Ambition Litigation under the Paris Agreement

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On June 15, 2022, the Municipal Court of Prague sided with a Czech climate NGO in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. Czech Republic , ordering the Czech government to create a more ambitious emissions reduction plan based on its obligations under the Paris Agreement ( Press Release of Czech Climate Litigation ).

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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation

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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation. On June 15, 2022, the Prague Municipal Court, a first instance administrative court, decided in favor of the plaintiffs in the first Czech strategic climate case ( Klimatická žaloba ?R Eva Balounová *. Introduction. Background to the claim.

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Guest Commentary: Czech Republic-Poland’s dispute over the Turów mine

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Czech Republic-Poland’s dispute over the Turów mine: Financial implications and lost opportunities for just transition in Poland. Czech Republic v Poland (Mine de Turów, ECLI:EU:C:2021:420, ECLI:EU:C:2021:752, ECLI:EU:C:2022:74 ) concerned the operation of a lignite mine in Poland. By Marcin Stoczkiewicz*.

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A review of the first year of the Peer Review Network on Global Climate Litigation 

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From a regional perspective, the Network’s coverage currently extends to 15 countries in Africa, 15 in the Americas, 30 in Europe, 27 in the Asia-Pacific, and 3 in the Middle East. Eva Balounová (Czech Republic) analyzed the Prague Municipal Court’s decision in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. Working Groups. 5, 2022).

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Towards an EU Regulation on the International Protection of Adults

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the right to a compulsory portion), others may simply wish to spend the remaining parts of their lives in milder climates, e.g. the Mediterranean, or look for a place to stay where the cost of living is lower, e.g. in some parts of Eastern Europe. 49(2) and (3) HAPC. 81(2) TFEU instead. 59(1)(b) and (2) EUAPR).