Do-Hyun Kim et al. v. South Korea

In March 2020, 19 young people filed a lawsuit against the Government of the Republic of Korea claiming it has failed to protect their constitutional rights by failing to address climate change.

The case is currently pending.

Background
Young people from the Korean Youth Climate Action Group filed a complaint in the South Korean Constitutional Court alleging the government of South Korea was failing to protect their constitutional rights. They challenged South Koroa's Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth which sets a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 24% from 2017 levels by 2030. The plaintiffs allege that the target is insufficient to protect their rights from the harms caused by climate change.

Their claims center around the constitutional rights to life, to health, to a healthy environment and their rights to equality and non-discrimination as children, drawing on the principle of intergenerational justice.

Links

 * Grantham Research Institute
 * News article (in Korean)
 * News article (in Korean)