Colombia Cauca River Case
In 2019, the superior court of Medellin ruled in favor of the rights of the Cauca River and of future generations.Read More →
Court
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives that are established by a court ruling in which ecological jurisprudence principles are not invoked by either claimants or defendants, but rather judges unilaterally invoke these principles in their decisions.
Colombia Quindío River Case
In 2019, due to contaminant minerals in the water of the City of Armenia, the administrative court of Quindio decided to grant the Quindio River rights.Read More →
Brazil Superior Court of Justice case on the guarding of wild animals
In 2019, a court in Brazil granted the provisional protection of a parrot based on the violation of the ecological dimension of the principle of human dignity.Read More →
India case Miglani v. State of Uttarakhand establishing legal personhood for glaciers Gangotri and Yamunotri and other ecosystems
In 2017, the Uttarakhand High Court gave personhood to glaciers including Gangotri and Yamunotri, and other ecosystems.Read More →
Colombia court case on the rights of the Amazon
In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice declared the Colombian Amazon as an entity subject to rights.Read More →
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ 2017 advisory opinion mentioned rights of nature and connected human rights and environmental protection.Read More →
India court case Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja & Ors.
The court ruled that Jallikattu violates The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960 and directed parliament to elevate the rights of animals in 2014.Read More →
India court case Salim v. State of Uttarakhand establishing legal personhood for the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers
In 2017, the High Court of Uttarakhand in India ruled that the Ganga and Yamuna rivers are legal entities with rights.Read More →