{"id":203,"date":"2016-07-22T13:36:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T11:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/en\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:53:24","slug":"cordelia-baehr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/en\/cordelia-baehr\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordelia B\u00e4hr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cordelia B\u00e4hr primarily works in the fields of environmental, climate, and human rights law, both in an advisory and litigation capacity.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Phone: +41 44 533 46 00<br \/>\nFax: +41 44 533 46 09<br \/>\nE-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:baehr@ettwein.ch\">baehr@ettwein.ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>b\u00e4hr ettwein rechtsanw\u00e4lte<br \/>\nP.O. Box\u00a046<br \/>\nCH-8042 Zurich<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Professional career:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Partner at b\u00e4hr ettwein attorneys-at-law (since 2016)<\/li>\n<li>Guest lecturer in environmental law and enforcement at University of Applied Sciences of North West Switzerland (2017\u20132019)<\/li>\n<li>Attorney-at-law at ettlersuter attorneys-at-law (2015\u20132016)<\/li>\n<li>Environmental lawyer at Federal Office for the Environment, FOEN (2013\u20132015)<\/li>\n<li>Academic Assistant in Public International and Constitutional Law (2013\u20132015)<\/li>\n<li>Associate at Bratschi, Wiederkehr &amp; Buob (2010\u20132012)<\/li>\n<li>Clerk at the Zurich District Court (2008\u20132009)<\/li>\n<li>Junior Associate at Bratschi, Wiederkehr &amp; Buob (2007\u20132008)<\/li>\n<li>Internship at Youth Attorney\u2019s Office (2007)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Master of Laws (LL.M.) Public Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (2013)<\/li>\n<li>Bar exam, Supreme Court of the Canton of Zurich (2010)<\/li>\n<li>Licentiate degree, University of Zurich (2006)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Areas of expertise:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Climate Law (Application of existing law to climate change and its consequences)<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Law<\/li>\n<li>Fundamental Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, International law<\/li>\n<li>Constitutional and Administrative Law<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"356\">Spatial Planning and Construction Law<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"384\">State Liability Law<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"409\">Agricultural Law<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"428\">Energy Law<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"446\">Media Law<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"481\">Associations and Foundations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Memberships:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"108\">Board Member, Association for Environmental Law (VUR)<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"180\">Co-founder and Editor of the information platform Climate &amp; Law<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"252\">Climate Change Litigation Initiative, Swiss National Rapporteur<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"282\">Swiss Bar Association<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"313\">Zurich Bar Association<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"384\">Expert Groups for Administrative Law (ZAV) and Environmental Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orellfuessli.ch\/shop\/home\/artikeldetails\/A1075116970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Als die Schweiz ins Schwitzen kam, Die Klimaseniorinnen<\/a>, Limmatverlag, 18 September 2025 (with Brigitte H\u00fcrlimann and Elisabeth Stern)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/URP_2025_2_KlimaSeniorinnen_Urteil_Baehr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KlimaSeniorinnen-Urteil: Menschenrechtliche Pflicht der Schweiz, ihren fairen Anteil am global verbleibenden CO2-Budget zu quantifizieren<\/a>, URP 2025 S. 114\u2013126<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"228\">Ban on electric heating systems compatible with the guarantee of property ownership, <a href=\"https:\/\/glossa.weblaw.ch\/rsk-volumes\/\/202308.de.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commentary<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bger.ch\/ext\/eurospider\/live\/de\/php\/clir\/http\/index.php?lang=de&amp;type=highlight_simple_query&amp;page=1&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=&amp;from_year=1954&amp;to_year=2023&amp;sort=relevance&amp;insertion_date=&amp;from_date_push=&amp;top_subcollection_clir=bge&amp;query_words=149+I+49&amp;part=all&amp;de_fr=&amp;de_it=&amp;fr_de=&amp;fr_it=&amp;it_de=&amp;it_fr=&amp;orig=&amp;translation=&amp;rank=1&amp;highlight_docid=atf%3A%2F%2F149-I-49%3Ade&amp;number_of_ranks=1&amp;azaclir=clir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BGE 149 I 49<\/a>, in: dRSK, August 29, 2023<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"379\">Commentary on Art. 28a WaG (Measures addressing climate change), in: Abt\/Norer\/Wild\/Wisard (eds.), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schulthess.com\/buchshop\/detail\/ISBN-9783725581009\/Abt-Thomas-Hrsg.-Norer-Roland-Hrsg.-Wild-Florian-Hrsg.-Wisard-Nicolas-Hrsg.\/Kommentar-WaG-%257C-Commentaire-LFo%3FCSPCHD%3D00n001000000LKGrAFcQSP0000u$7PvvdF4PzOI8D5J9LDfQ--?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletter+2022-03-01+Norer+Waldgesetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commentary on the Forest Act<\/a>, Zurich 2022<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"502\">Achieving emission reduction targets through measures taken abroad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.klimarecht.ch\/erfuellung-der-emissionsreduktionsziele-durch-auslandskompensation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a> on Climate &amp; Law, September 5, 2021<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bafu.admin.ch\/dam\/bafu\/de\/dokumente\/wald-holz\/rechtsgutachten\/gutachten-rechtsvergleich-walderhaltung-baehr.pdf.download.pdf\/rechtsgutachtenwalderhaltunginderschweizimvergleichmitausgewaehlteneuropaeischenlaendern.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expert opinion<\/a> on forest conservation in Switzerland compared to selected European countries, June 18, 2021<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"752\"><a href=\"https:\/\/76fc4294-5493-442e-ab16-465909d5cf0d.usrfiles.com\/ugd\/76fc42_7642fc39add143ae8d0c0d279ef5b542.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expert opinion<\/a> on the parliamentary initiative \u201cReducing the risk in the use of plant protection products\u201d, November 18, 2020<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"949\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-46882-8#aboutBook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change and Individuals\u2019 Rights in Switzerland<\/a>, in: Sindico \/ Mbengue (eds.), Comparative Climate Change Litigation: Beyond the Usual Suspects, Springer 2021 (with Ursula Brunner)<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orellfuessli.ch\/shop\/home\/artikeldetails\/A1074331865?ProvID=15323994&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6b244_SkjAMVMpeDBx1efgAoEAQYASABEgJcePD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commentary<\/a> on various articles of the CO\u2082 Act in the version according to Annex No. II 2 of the Energy Act of September 30, 2016, in force since January 1, 2018, in: Kratz \/ Merker \/ Tami \/ Rechsteiner (eds.), Commentary on Energy Law, Volume II, Editions Weblaw 2020 (with Adrian Ettwein)<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1383\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rechtsprechungsbericht_Gewaesserraum_Baehr_Cordelia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nine Years of Watercourse Area\u00a0 \u2013 A Case Law Report<\/a>, UPR 2020 pp. 1\u201350; French translation in URP 2020 pp. 599\u2013653<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1595\">Presentation \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vur-ade.ch\/upload\/media\/default\/2275\/Baehr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overview of Jurisprudence \u2013 Designation and Use of Watercourse Areas<\/a>\u201d at the VUR conference on Watercourse Areas,\u00a0November 20, 2019<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1682\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.initiative-sauberes-trinkwasser.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/180504-Gutachten-zur-Trinkwasserinitiative_B%C3%A4hr_Grosz.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expert opinion<\/a> on the Drinking Water Initiative, May 4, 2019 (with Mirina Grosz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/klimaseniorinnen.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/JHRE-9-2-FINAL-180307.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;KlimaSeniorinnen: Lessons from the Swiss senior women\u2019s case for future climate litigation<\/a>&#8220;, Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, forthcoming (with Ursula Brunner, Kristin Casper and Sandra Lustig)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/URP-Rezension-Braig-Umweltrecht-Menschenrecht-Menschenrechtsgerichtshof.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review<\/a>\u00a0about &#8220;Umweltschutz durch die Europ\u00e4ische Menschenrechtskonvention&#8221; by Katharina Braig, Diss. Helbling Lichtenhang Verlag, Basel 2013, URP 2018 S. 98\u2013101<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klimarecht-CO2-Emissionen-CO2-Abgabe-Rechtsweggarantie-rechtliches-Geho\u0308r-Beweismass.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comment<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klimarecht-CO2-Emissionen-CO2-Abgabe-Rechtsweggarantie-rechtliches-Geho%CC%88r-Beweismass.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entscheid CO2-Emissionen; Erh\u00f6hung der CO2-Abgabe \u2028auf Fr. 60.\u2013 pro Tonne\u00a0CO2<\/a>, URP 2017 S. 676\u2013680<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Umweltrecht_Klima.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Is the Swiss Climate Target Constitutional?<\/a>&#8221; AJP 2016, S. 1219\u20131228 (with Ursula Brunner)<\/li>\n<li>Article 7 CO2 Act (Bescheinigungen f\u00fcr Emissionsverminderungen im Inland; with\u00a0Andrea Burkhardt), in:\u00a0Kratz \/ Merker \/ Tami \/ Rechsteiner \/ F\u00f6hse\u00a0(Hrsg.), Kommentar zum Energierecht, Editions Weblaw 2016<\/li>\n<li>Article 37 CO2 Act (Zuweisung des Ertrags aus der Sanktion), in:\u00a0Kratz \/ Merker \/ Tami \/ Rechsteiner \/ F\u00f6hse\u00a0(Hrsg.), Kommentar zum Energierecht, Editions Weblaw 2016<\/li>\n<li>Article 38 CO2\u00a0Act\u00a0(Berechnung der Ertr\u00e4ge), in:\u00a0Kratz \/ Merker \/ Tami \/ Rechsteiner \/ F\u00f6hse\u00a0(Hrsg.), Kommentar zum Energierecht, Editions Weblaw 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/blog\/2015\/08\/10\/the-case-for-a-meat-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaking the taboo: The case for a greenhouse gas tax on meat consumption<\/a>, Cambridge Core blog, 10 August 2015<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/S2047102515000011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenhouse Gas Taxes on Meat Products: A Legal Perspective<\/a>\u201d, Transnational Environmental Law 4(01), April 2015, S. 153\u2013179;\u00a0additionally published in\u00a0Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Schweizerisches und Internationales Steuerrecht zsis) 6\/2015, S. 7\u201324<\/li>\n<li>26 contributions in the periodical ius.focus, section \u201eCommercial and Business Law\u201c, preponderantly in the areas trademark law and unfair competition (2010\u20132012)<\/li>\n<li>Content-related co-operation on the\u00a0publications\u00a0\u201eStrassenrecht\u201c by\u00a0Isabelle H\u00e4ner, in: Schweizerisches Bundesverwaltungsrecht, Band IV, Verkehrsrecht, Georg M\u00fcller (Hrsg.), Basel 2008, S. 171\u2013250\u00a0and \u201cVollzugsm\u00e4ngel verhindern und n\u00f6tigenfalls korrigieren\u201d by\u00a0Ursula Brunner, in\u00a0URP 2015 611\u2212655<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recognition:<\/h2>\n<p>Cordelia B\u00e4hr was named to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/immersive\/d41586-024-03890-5\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature\u2019s 10<\/a>\u201d list for her role as lead lawyer in the case of the KlimaSeniorinnen against Switzerland \u2014 as one of ten people who helped shape science in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>She was also included in TIME&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collections\/100-most-influential-people-2025\/7273742\/cordelia-bahr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIME100<\/a> list of the most influential people of 2025. Katharine Hayhoe in the tribute: &#8220;With science, law, and relentless determination, B\u00e4hr didn\u2019t just fight for justice\u2014she redefined it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Media Coverage:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A selection of media coverage can be found under <a href=\"https:\/\/ettwein.ch\/en\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Languages:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>German<\/li>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cordelia B\u00e4hr primarily works in the fields of environmental, climate, and human rights law, both in an advisory and litigation capacity. Contact Phone: +41 44 533 46 00 Fax: +41 44 533 46 09 E-mail:\u00a0baehr@ettwein.ch b\u00e4hr ettwein rechtsanw\u00e4lte P.O. 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