hoogendijk v the netherlands
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Environmental vulnerability, age and the promises of anti‐age discrimination law
Discussions on equality between age groups and the practice of anti‐age discrimination law often tend to focus on the rights of the elderly on the labour market. This article is motivated by the current climate change cases, which emphasize broader age inequalities. It aims to highlight the unexplored potential of anti‐age discrimination law. Moreover, it explores the possible added value of this
... 9 Urgenda Foundation v Kingdom of the Netherlands , ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2015:7196 [2015] Rechtbank Den Haag, C / 09 / 456689 / HA ... 79 ibid para 29. 80 ibid para 51. 81 See, e.g., Hoogendijk v the Netherlands , App No 58641 / 00 (ECtHR, 6 January 2005); D.H. and ... -
The Precautionary Principle and a Fair Allocation of the Burden of Proof in International Environmental Law
Notwithstanding the general acknowledgment of its importance, there are still uncertainties and ambiguities as to the precise meaning and actual application of the precautionary principle in international environmental law. In the context of decision making at the inter‐State level, it has been explained that one of the interpretations of this principle means a ‘shift’ in the allocation of the...
... See also ECHR 6 January 2005, Hoogendijk v. Netherlands , No. 58641/00. 65 The case law of, among others, the ...