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South Korea’s Climate Law Ruling a Win for Human Rights

By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Youth climate litigants and citizen groups involved in climate lawsuits at a joint press conference in front of the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, August 29, 2024. © 2024 Chris Jung/NurPhoto via AP Photo Last month, South Korea’s Constitutional Court held that the country’s current climate measures were insufficient for safeguarding citizens’ rights, particularly those of younger generations, who will bear the brunt of the effects of climate change. The ruling is the first of its kind in Asia, and could set a powerful example for the…


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