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Milieudefensie v Shell: 3 Takeaways and Challenges on the Appeal’s Court Decision

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Introduction On November 12, 2024, the Dutch Court of Appeal in The Hague issued its eagerly awaited appeals judgment in Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) and others v. The applicants sought an injunction declaring that Shell is legally bound to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% below 2019 levels by 2030.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 4/2022: Abstracts

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The author analyses, among other things, court decisions in which the distinction between constitutive religious marriage and civil documentation of marriage in Lebanon plays a central role. She also addresses the fact that the possibility of an ordre public violation in legal systems with a division of laws exists on two levels.

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Is There Really a Fiduciary Duty to Destroy the Climate?

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6] At the colloquium, former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo Strine reiterated that corporate fiduciary duties should continue to focus solely on the interests of profits for shareholders. [7] 9] See Iva Lea Aurer, Guest Commentary: An Assessment of the Hague District Courts Decision in Milieudefensie et al.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The district court found the analysis of greenhouse gas and climate change impacts to be adequate but remanded for consideration of alternatives that did not involve leasing all nominated parcels. The conservation groups’ appeal of the district court decision is still pending, with the opening brief due on July 12.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Ten families, including children, from Portugal, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, Kenya, Fiji, and the Swedish Sami Youth Association Sáminuorra, brought an action in 2018 in the EU General Court seeking to compel the EU to take more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. Oral arguments were heard from March 16 to 26, 2021.

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