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Cordella et al v Italy and the effectiveness of human rights law remedies in cases of environmental pollution
Author(s) -
Greco Roberta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
review of european, comparative and international environmental law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2050-0394
pISSN - 2050-0386
DOI - 10.1111/reel.12355
Subject(s) - law , human rights , high court , political science , court decision , environmental pollution , environmental law , business , environmental protection , geography
This case note focuses on the ongoing monitoring of the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 24 January 2019 in Cordella et al v Italy , in which the Court found Italy responsible for the violation of the right to private and family life of the applicants due to its failure to adopt the necessary measures for preventing and prohibiting the environmental pollution caused by the ex ‐Ilva steelworks. After highlighting the shortcomings of the judgment, in particular the decision not to adopt the pilot judgment procedure, the note shows how these weaknesses have impacted the execution of the Court’s decision, which, after more than a year, is at a standstill.