Bluwstein, Jevgeniy; Demay, Clémence; Benoit, Lucie (2023). Civil Disobedience on Trial in Switzerland. In: Verfassungsblog.
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Since 2018, Swiss courts have become regular sites of criminal trials against climate activists who engage in various forms of non-violent protest to obtain effective climate action from their government and raise public awareness. A considerable portion of non-violent, yet unauthorized activities are being treated as misdemeanors rather than minor offenses, potentially leading to a criminal record. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court had to decide on several occasions whether various forms of protest against the status quo in Swiss climate politics are justified and lawful, or whether such actions constitute a punishable criminal offence under the Swiss Criminal Code (CC). At least one case is also pending at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), with several more likely to follow as activists are determined to take their case to Strasbourg.
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Other |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Social Anthropology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Bluwstein, Jevgeniy, Benoit, Lucie |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Jana Samira Lamatsch |
Date Deposited: |
26 Mar 2024 13:35 |
Last Modified: |
26 Mar 2024 13:35 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/194455 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194455 |
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