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The First Climate Judgment before the Norwegian Supreme Court: Aligning Law with Politics

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On 22 December 2020, the Norwegian Supreme Court ruled on its first climate case. It dealt with the claim that petroleum licences, issued by the Norwegian government, violate the ‘right to a healthy environment’ as contained in the Norwegian Constitution. The Court rejected the claim and found that the constitutional protection of the environment applies not as a right but as a substantive limit to governmental action, and only in very limited circumstances. Rather than taking the opportunity to give guidance on this constitutional provision, the Court provided a judgment that aligned law with the current politics in favour of continuous petroleum extraction on Norwegian territory.

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  • Christina Voigt, 2021. "The First Climate Judgment before the Norwegian Supreme Court: Aligning Law with Politics," Journal of Environmental Law, Oxford University Press, vol. 33(3), pages 697-710.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:envlaw:v:33:y:2021:i:3:p:697-710.
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