Tag: #Frenchcourt
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French court holds state responsible for failure to control climate change
Paris, Feb 3 (AFP/APP): A French court on Wednesday held the state responsible for its failure to take sufficient measures to halt climate change, handing a victory to NGOs in a landmark case backed by over two million citizens. The administrative court in Paris ruled that the government’s failure to convert its commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
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Saudi princess faces verdict in French ‘beaten workman’ case
Paris, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):A French court will rule Thursday whether a sister of the Saudi crown prince had a hand in the alleged beating of a workman who carried out repairs in her luxury Paris apartment. Hassa bint Salman, daughter of King Salman, is a sister of the kingdom’s powerful de facto ruler, crown prince…