Katia Hamann
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Katia Hamann is a PhD candidate and research assistant at the Chair for International Law, European Law and Public Law at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg. Her research focuses on non-refoulement obligations in the context of climate change. She studied law in Düsseldorf, Maastricht and Pretoria and holds an LLM in International Law from the University of Cambridge.
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Cannavacciuolo and Others v Italy: Towards Applying a Precautionary Approach to the Right to Life
March 5, 2025
Katia Hamann
On 31 January 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”, “the Court”) ruled on large-scale environmental pollution caused by the illegal dumping and burning of toxic waste in Italy. In Cannavacciuolo and Others, the Court found that Italy violated its obligations under the right to life, enshrined in Article 2 ECHR. The judgment, spanning more than…
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Cannavacciuolo and Others v Italy: Towards Applying a Precautionary Approach to the Right to Life
March 5, 2025
Katia Hamann
On 31 January 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”, “the Court”) ruled on large-scale environmental pollution caused by the illegal dumping and burning of toxic waste in Italy. In Cannavacciuolo and Others, the Court found that Italy violated its obligations under the right to life, enshrined in Article 2 ECHR. The judgment, spanning more than…