South Korean High Court Hears First-Ever Youth Climate Case in Asia

The lawsuit notes that the government is constitutionally obligated to protect Koreans from the climate emergency.

One of South Korea’s two highest courts on Tuesday began hearing Asia’s first-ever youth-led climate lawsuit, which accuses the country’s government of failing to protect citizens from the effects of the worsening, human-caused planetary emergency. Nineteen members of the advocacy group Youth4ClimateAction filed a constitutional complaint in March 2020 accusing the South Korean government of...

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