Two days before Trudi Warner faced court under threat of a contempt of court prosecution, she fell off her bike and ruptured the tendons in…
View More ‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: Trudi Warner’s climate fight with the UK governmentTag: Law
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers in the north of Colombia’s Gulf of Morrosquillo who use small-scale and often traditional methods to…
View More ‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victimsJudge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
A high court judge has thrown out an attempt by the government’s most senior law officer to prosecute a woman for holding a placard on…
View More Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?
In a dilapidated warehouse in Rafah, Soha Abu Diab is living with her three young daughters and more than 20 other family members. They have…
View More ‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?Calls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimes
The international criminal court (ICC) has been urged to start investigating and prosecuting individuals who harm the environment. Academics, lawyers and campaigners from around the…
View More Calls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimesCourt ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
It took a matter of minutes in the court of appeal, where demonstrators were strangely absent, for the dial to shift once more on the…
View More Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats upClimate protesters in England and Wales lose criminal damage defence
One of the last defences for climate protesters who commit criminal damage has been in effect removed by the court of appeal. The court said…
View More Climate protesters in England and Wales lose criminal damage defenceNo 10 berates Chris Packham for ‘irresponsible’ Just Stop Oil comments
Downing Street has accused the BBC presenter Chris Packham of being “irresponsible” after he said Just Stop Oil had a right to protest outside the…
View More No 10 berates Chris Packham for ‘irresponsible’ Just Stop Oil commentsUN expert condemns UK crackdown on environmental protest
A severe crackdown on environmental protest in Britain with “draconian” new laws, excessive restrictions on courtroom evidence and the use of civil injunctions is having…
View More UN expert condemns UK crackdown on environmental protestIllegal evictions in UK hit record high, but less than 1% of landlords convicted
Landlords are illegally evicting tenants in greater numbers and with almost no fear of repercussions, as figures show that less than 1% of those evictions…
View More Illegal evictions in UK hit record high, but less than 1% of landlords convicted