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A Role For Strategic Litigation, Matthew Scott
A Role For Strategic Litigation, Matthew Scott
Matthew Scott
Strategic litigation to protect internationally displaced persons at risk of disaster-related harm in their home countries can usefully support higher-level protection initiatives.
Natural Disasters, Climate Change And Non-Refoulement: What Scope For Resisting Expulsion Under Articles 3 And 8 Of The European Convention On Human Rights?, Matthew Scott
Matthew Scott
Climate change is already contributing to the displacement of millions of people worldwide as extreme weather events become increasingly frequent and intense. Proposals for responding to the phenomenon of climate change-related displacement overwhelmingly rely on the state to act, with limited discussion of the potential to determine and develop the scope of protection through strategic litigation. This article considers the current and potential scope of protection under articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) from a strategic litigation perspective. Individuals facing expulsion from a European host state to a receiving state during or in the …