Cordelia Bähr

Cordelia Bähr (born 1980 or 1981)[1] is a Swiss lawyer best known for her lawsuits related to climate change. In 2024 she represented 2,500 elderly Swiss women in a case against their government, arguing that the state had a duty to protect its citizens from the impacts of climate change. That year, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in their favor.[2] Afterwards, she was named to Nature's 10 list of people who mattered in science,[3] and in 2025 she was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people.[2]

She graduated from the University of Zurich in 2006 with a lic. iur. and from the London School of Economics in 2013 with an LL.M. in public law.[1][4]

She is a partner in the law firm barh ettwein, based in Zurich.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Ryser, Simona (2025). "Porträt: Cordelia Bähr". UZH Magazin (in German). 2025 (1). University of Zurich: 56–59. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Cordelia Bähr: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025". TIME. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  3. ^ Monastersky, Richard (2024-12-09). "The climate-crusading lawyer who sued Switzerland over global warming — and won". Nature. 636 (8043): 554–554. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03897-y. ISSN 1476-4687.
  4. ^ a b "Cordelia Bähr". bähr ettwein rechtsanwälte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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