Omówienie Wyroku Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka w Strasburgu z dnia 11 października 2022 r. w sprawie Pavlov i inni vs. Rosja, skarga nr 31612/09, dotyczącego odpowiednich działań dla zredukowania skutków utrzymujących się od dawna nadmiernych przemysłowych zanieczyszczeń powietrza

In the judgement, the European Court of Human Rights found the Russian Federation had violated Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by failing to take any appropriate protective measures to minimise or eliminate the effects of serious, long-standing excessive industrial air pollution and thus to protect the complaints from the associated risk to their health. The majority of the judges considered that this regulation implies positive obligations for the state, which were not fulfilled in this case. The European Court of Human Rights interpreted Article 8, guaranteeing the right to respect for private and family life, in the context of excessive industrial pollution that poses risks to the complaints’ health. This ruling is commendable and may have far-reaching consequences with reference to both ongoing and future cases related to the environment or the climate. It is an important contribution by the European Court of Human Rights to the jurisprudence on Article 8.