Abstract

Over the past few years, the landscape of human rights protection and climate change litigation within European and Italian jurisdictions has become increasingly complex. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Switzerland’s inadequate response to climate change constitutes a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and Article 6 (right to a fair trial) of the Convention. Additionally, the new CSDDD directive imposes new due diligence procedures on large companies. Concurrently, the Tribunal of Rome has dismissed the civil damages action, commonly known as ««Giudizio Universale»», due to lack of jurisdiction. This paper critically examines the remaining avenues for climate cases within the Italian legal framework.