Abantu abatsha abahlanu, abachatshazelwa ngokuthe ngqo yimeko yemozulu, ngoJuni 21 kwiNkundla YaseYurophu Yamalungelo Abantu (ECHR). Ityala elichasene neAustria kunye nabanye oorhulumente baseYurophu abalishumi elinanye kungeniswe ngaphakathi. Isizathu sokumangalela kukhuseleko lwezibaso zefosili ngoku kuchazwe ngasentla iSivumelwano seTshatha yaMandla.
Igqwetha laseParisi uClémentine Baldon limele abamangali abancinci: “NgeSivumelwano soMnqophiso waMandla, oorhulumente abamangalelwayo benza ukuba iinkampani zabo zicele umngeni kumanyathelo asemthethweni okukhusela imozulu kwamanye amazwe. Oku akuhambelani nezibophelelo zemozulu yamazwe ngamazwe phantsi kweSivumelwano saseParis yaye kunyhasha iimbopheleleko zeNgqungquthela YaseYurophu Yamalungelo Abantu.”
Isimangalo ngowokuqala ukudibanisa iSivumelwano se-Energy Charter kunye nemiphumo emangalisayo kumaxhoba emozulu. Ukuba ityala eliphambi kwe-ECHR liphumelele, iNkundla inokubhengeza ukuba amazwe kufuneka asuse imiqobo ekukhuseleni ngakumbi kwemozulu - njenge-ECT.