This is the ever present danger of abstract and grand principles codified in constitutional treaties and why Britain is luckier, historically.
"The ECHR climate judgment is nuts. The 'Right to family life' (Article 8) has been re-interpreted as an obligation to reach Net Zero emissions (including imported emissions).
More remarkable: it has appointed itself as the body best qualified to judge governments' policies."
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Tony Dowson: https://twitter.com/TonyDowson5/status/1777629107586466180
Guardian on the judgement: https://archive.ph/jK8cs
"The ECHR climate judgment is nuts. The 'Right to family life' (Article 8) has been re-interpreted as an obligation to reach Net Zero emissions (including imported emissions).
More remarkable: it has appointed itself as the body best qualified to judge governments' policies."
Quote via WestminsterPup
Tony Dowson: https://twitter.com/TonyDowson5/status/1777629107586466180
Guardian on the judgement: https://archive.ph/jK8cs