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Athanassoglou and others v. Switzerland

Country/Territory
Switzerland
Type of court
International court
Date
Apr 6, 2000
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
European Court of Human Rights
Seat of court
Strasbourg
Judge
E. Palm, E.
L. Wildhaber, L.
A. Pastor Ridruejo, A.
J. Makarczyk, J.
Kuris, P.
Türmen, R.
J.-P. Costa, J.-P.
Tulkens, F.
Strážnická, V.
Fischbach, M.
Butkevych, V.
Casadevall, J.
Zupancic, B.
Greve, H.S.
Baka, A.B.
Maruste, R.
Botoucharova, S.
Mahoney, P.J.
Reference number
27644/95
Language
English
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances, Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Emission standards Hazardous waste Effluent waste (industrial sources) Radioactive waste Water quality standards Air pollution (non-stationary sources) Air pollution (stationary sources) Environmental standards Hazardous substances Standards Effluent waste standards Noise standards Radioactive pollution Radiation
Abstract
Athanassoglou and the other applicants lived close to a nuclear power plant in Switzterland. The plant got an extension of its operating period. The Court discussed whether there was a "dispute" over a "civil right" concerning the persons living close to the plant, but found both articles not applicable. The applicants had failed to show that the operation of the power plant had exposed them personally to a danger that was not only serious but also specific and, above all, imminent. The majority added (see paragraph 48 of the judgment) that the applicants arguments had to be sufficiently tenable.
Full text
CASE_OF_ATHANASSOGLOU_AND_OTHERS_v._SWITZERLAND.pdf
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