the, the, this is dw news line from berlin, a landmark court ruling in favor of swift senior citizen. so saying their government is doing enough to stop climate change for the european court of human rights and that switzerland's inaction is putting their health at risk. also coming up on the program, german lawyers that the ones pop court argue that german support for israel does not violate international law. nicaragua accuses germany of helping is real commit electric genocide and gaza. and the father of the so called gun particle dies at $9044.00. look at the legacy of physicist peter higgs. and how is discovered we shift our understanding of the universe,

the un here until berlin. thank you very much for joining us. europe's top human rights court has ruled in favor of a group of swiss pensioners who argue the governments in action on climate change has put their lives at risk. it's a landmark decision that could influence legislation across europe and give a boost to activists who say they are governments are feeling to tackle global warming. of these women have made climate history some 2500 swiss pensioners suit their own government because it's handling of the climate crisis put their health at risk. the european human rights question strossberg funds ruled in their favor. a landmark decision cementing the idea that governments clements in action can violate human rights. as the step is to talk, this is the best they. yeah. that's we have the right thing history and as

a result, crushed on the way i understood it. switzerland has done too little, took up the time of crisis and violated human rights. that's a nice victory bagley's too. and they'll see some of the applicants use their own medical records to support the case. they said that heat weights which has become stronger and more frequent with climate change are especially risky for them as elderly women, 16 of the grand chambers, 17 judges voted in favor of this with women's associations. and as a result, they concluded that this was government failed to meet emission targets and that it should have examined the associations complaints. these is the ruling will be communicated to switzerland and it will have certain measures that switzerland will have to perform to do more. and more, but the plaintive stress, the ruling isn't totally for their benefit. yeah, i understand all of it at all when all affected, not only all the women, it's been proven that they're out a greater risk. but it's important that everyone has kid phones. that's good. all right, so it looks to be, i was told that this was the associations case,

wasn't the only one the court considered today. 6 young people from portugal suits 32 european countries because increasing climate extremes, like the wild, far as in portugal, make the planet unlivable for future generations. a former french mer also suit his own government for not taking significant steps to fight climate change, but the court ruled both cases as in admissible on procedural grimes. still the one when of the day to change the future of climate litigation is the 1st time a powerful court has ruled on climate change. and it could set a precedent for more people taking the government to court holdings. there was some responsible for their actions and this as a result of this can meet in no way that we get feedback. this means that we have to fight even more the beginning because in the time its emergency, everything is that state. the effects could be felt in courts across europe, or even the world just cosign more. one of the lawyers in this landmark case told

us why the group she represented in the hague consisted only of elderly women. well, it was my design because in switzerland, some reason you have to be able to establish to bring a case that you are particularly affected. so you have to be more effective than somebody else. and it's not good enough to just show that your affected an elderly women particularly badly affected by heat because the ability of an older woman's party to regular temperature is less effective than the equivalent page. so old women and very young babies are particularly affected by heat waves, as we see by the vast numbers of people who have tied in the last few heat waves that we've had over the last decade in your let's take a brief look now at some other story making headlines around the world for top court in the us, the state of arizona has reinstated an abortion band. it bars all abortions except

when necessary to save a mother's life. many active as in lawmakers have slammed the ruling while the states democratic governor called it a dark day. south greens are electing a new parliament. the results will determine whether president, human, so fuel can push forward with his socially conservative agenda. opinion polls i had of the vote, predicted a close outcome germany has presented its defense at the international court of justice to an accusation of facilitating genocide and gauze, i think or walk what is seeking to hold german weapons. exports the israel, claiming their potentially being used to commit genocide. germany rejects the accusations, saying that just trying to balance its responsibilities to israel and the palestinian people. israel security is that the core of german foreign policy. that is how germany justified it's going to support of israel as it rejected in

nicaragua, as accusations at the i. c. j. still many has learned from its post posts that includes the responsibility for one of the most of the crime since human history the show. but despite that history, nicaragua says germany's military support of israel is in breach of the genocide convention. germany is israel is 2nd to largest supplier of arms, and nick rog with says those experts are enabling is riley forces to commit to potential acts of genocide in gaza. application in the gym and he says, the accusations are not placed on fact and the let me only supplies on the basis of detached scrutiny scrutiny. the only respect but far exceeds the requirements of international law is argued nicaragua has grossly distorted the quantities and purposes of balance palms, exports to israel. and if we look at what has actually been license for export to

israel under this framework. since october 2023, we see no artillery shells, no munitions. nearly all experts the exports involve what is known as of the military equipment, typically of a subordinate or defensive nature. position is israel's conduct in gaza. it's central to this case, and so many questions how the quote can rule without israel's presence to allow it also lashed down to that nicaragua for focusing on israel's actions too. but ignoring those of from us fire. unlike nicaragua, german who's not blind to the fact that thomas also has obligations under international humanitarian law including towards the civilian population in gaza. so don't need us how must not comply with its obligations, but it also renounces any responsibility in the most significant manner. the judges

must now decide whether to impose emergency measures to holt's german, on exports to israel. germany has rejected dick a rock was allegations, is in line with his policy towards israel. that's the question we asked our chief political editor, mr. electric. now it is that the sort onset and basically the dumb inside argued today that there was an i quote, no basis. in fact, no of the accusations made that in this quote, alleging that germany was uh, the policies assisting in what the correct were called a genocide, allegedly taking place in gauze of right now. and that very question of whether that was it didn't decide was already in this court in january when south africa took proceedings against israel. and the very same court did not come to the conclusion that that was a genocide actually happening at the same time is obliged israel to take steps to

prevent the side from happening. so clearly a recognition that there was a very serious humanitarian situation to say, the very least. and we also saw the german foreign minister come out today, commenting on these proceedings and highlighting the commitment of the many towards israel. it's right to defend itself against the act of terrorism on october 7th by hamas. but also speaking of germany's efforts to basically count to what she described as a di lemme posed by how mos fielding behind civilians that is following also israel's line. just argument saying that it must outline will sit in the face of such difficult conditions. at the same time, we see that continued criticism and as a tool. so you and security council resolution that cool for an immediate hold to the pricing that we're seeing happening that the british cuz it says to predict to the god particle peter higgs has died. he was 94 years old. and 1964,

he proposed the existence of a particle explaining all matter formed after the big bang. 50 years later, this theory was confirmed and the higgs bows on was named after him released from eggs was awarded the nobel prize in 20. 13 is a work earned him a place in physics textbooks alongside albert einstein. earlier i spoke to is joseph and can download from the university of california. he announced the discovery of the expos on in 2012 with peter higgs in the audience will now be for you is a tremendously exciting moments. and perhaps one of the biggest moments that are in our fields for many decades. and i wasn't absolutely certain that peter would be there until shortly before. and we were just very happy that he could be there. i saw, i saw that you showed a little clip of him wanting xyz. he was very emotional at the time. i mean, that's the discovery. i was representing the same as experiment,

which i show in the picture behind me here in fabulous a note to you. it was worth attending the alice experiment and together we both have very strong evidence for the particle that he propose almost half a century earlier. so it was a long road to get there. and then before we continue, could you please help some more. he was understand exactly what the importance of discovery or the he expose on men for physics. i was a very key part of our understanding of how, how the fundamental forces and particles exist. what we do in particle physics is try to understand the really the most basic elements of nature, which are the fundamental particles and the forces. and we developed over much of the early 20th century, a pretty good understanding of, of how this all worked. and um, one piece the one piece of deposit was trying to understand how some of the forest

carrying particles could have. and that's an impact how any particle cabinets that became suddenly a stumbling box block for any, any real completion of understanding of reimbursed. and it's extremely important in the sense that if you don't have minutes of particles, for example, is feel what's wrong with mass list, that there could be no out and we would not exist. and it turns out that this ability just to create mass particles occurring early in the universe. the universe wasn't essentially unable to do that initially. but a transition occurred. and this is really what's not known as the problem angular haze, my condition and as a particle associated with it, which as you mentioned was the x, this call is bumps on uh huh. and that particle has awesome to refer to as the god particle or also these things bows on. but we know that mr. higgs was never really

comfortable with that term. what's the tell us about the man as he was incredibly tumble. um, and i don't know if he was religious, frankly, but as a few minutes ago was remarkably decent. while man are personable, i mean, he was just wonderful and we all loved him in the fields. and at the time of the discovery, he was asked to speak and he said it just showing visibility of today is for the experimentalist who discovered this, you know, you can talk to me some of the time, whole thing with him as a wonderful guy, a little and there was almost 50 years between this, when mr. hicks proposed behavior goes on and it's discovery. why exactly did it take so long? it was really hard actually. um, to discover these, i think 3 generations of scientists, including the who, most of our career, you know, that was one of the biggest goals. one could imagine finding the expos on the truck

and accelerator that was, you know, those that sir. and that's, you know, something like 27 kilometers and stuff circumference. we had to go to extremely high energies, incredibly, not high number 10 protons solutions. and i estimated that, you know, our signal that we found the higgs with the discovery. it was something like a few 100 prototype, prototype, delusions, and that was out of $1000000000.00 total collisions. so it was really, really difficult to find and it's a very dedicated experiments with thousands of businesses. many, many people contributed to this and, and it was, i said it took almost a generation to prepare and find this, this powerful, withdrawing, astonishing, does that every honest, honestly work. that was joseph and canal, a distinguished professor of physics and the vice chancellor for research at the university of california. santa barbara, thank you very much for your insights. this is extra and with that you're up to date, but to stick around coming up next on dw, we have

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