Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life

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Greenpeace Nordic and Others v. Norway, no. 34068/21

28/10/25

Complaint by two NGOs and residents of Oslo about decision-making process leading to licences granted for petroleum exploration, arguing that the process should have involved an environmental impact assessment given the climate change impact of oil exploration.
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Ayala Flores v. Italy, no. 16803/21

23/10/25

Enforcement of a demolition order imposed on the applicant’s home following her conviction for unlawful construction in breach of a building ban, which had been introduced due to a risk of seismic activity and to a “specific environmental interest” in the area.
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A.W. v. Poland, no. 1307/21

09/10/25

Putative father’s inability to seek recognition of paternity and to challenge the presumption of paternity of the mother’s husband, and to have contact with two children born in the course of an informal relationship with a married woman.
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