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Litigating Climate Justice in Renewable Energy Projects: Reflections from Unión Hidalgo v EDF

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  • Bailey, Chloé
  • Lavite, Cannelle

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Reflecting on the civil claim filed in France under the French Duty of Vigilance law (LdV) by members of the Union Hidalgo community in Mexico against the energy company Electricité de France (EDF), this article explores interactions between human rights due diligence in renewable energy projects. The lawsuit is one of the first cases brought under the LdV, and the first case claiming violations of Indigenous rights. The rights violations experienced by the community—the lack of free, prior and informed consent and violence against human rights defenders—epitomize the reality of harmful corporate tactics in the energy and extractive industries. Whereas the LdV enshrines a process through which communities affected by harmful corporate practices can access transnational legal avenues for redress, inconsistencies and ambiguities within the law call into question its ability to effectively regulate the human rights activities of French corporations involved in renewable energy projects.

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  • Bailey, Chloé & Lavite, Cannelle, 2025. "Litigating Climate Justice in Renewable Energy Projects: Reflections from Unión Hidalgo v EDF," Business and Human Rights Journal, Cambridge University Press, vol. 10(1), pages 260-266, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhurj:v:10:y:2025:i:1:p:260-266_13
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