Climate Crisis 2/3 with Arnaud Nussbaumer-Laghzaoui - Using the law to defend climate causes
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In this episode, Arnaud Nussbaumer-Laghzaoui, president of Avocat.e.s pour le climat and partner at Jacquemoud Stanislas, shares his experience in defending cases related to the climate crisis in Switzerland.
Dive into his work including defending the protesters who staged tennis matches in Credit Suisse branches, holding FIFA accountable for greenwashing practices during the 2022 world cup in Qatar, and an upcoming case against the Swiss government representing Swiss farmers impacted by climate change.
Learn about the creative legal work required for climate change cases, the growing role of young lawyers and judges, and why he continues to take on these complex cases.
This episode was recorded before the decision from the European Court on the case brought by the Senior Women for Climate Protection Switzerland against the Swiss government.
More information on Avocat.e.s pour le climat here, the Credit Suisse Protesters Trials here and on the case against FIFA here.
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