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Ecuador Case lawsuit against killing a Jaguar

Ecuador
National
Approved in 2014
Case
Animal Rights, Rights Of Nature
Jaguar; Nature
Animal
Minister of the Environment in Napo Province
Government

Summary

In 2014, the Director of the Ministry of Environment in Napo Province filed criminal charges against Luis Alfredo Obando for a “crime against Nature.” Obando had killed a Jaguar—an endangered species—in 2012. The lawsuit cites nature’s right to exist and Art. 247 of the Penal Code, which identifies crimes against wildlife. In the first instance, the lawsuit was heard by the Criminal Court of Guarantees of Napo. The court found Obando guilty and ordered him to pay damages to the Ministry of Environment. Obando appealed the ruling to the Provincial Court of Justice of Napo. The provincial court rejected Obando’s appeal and increased the sentence to six months in prison due to aggravating circumstances. Obando appealed the ruling to the National Court of Justice, which rejected the appeal and upheld the six-month sentence.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

Death of the Jaguar Case First Judgment [PDF]
Death of the Jaguar Case National Court of Justice Judgment [PDF]
Jaguar Case Appeal [PDF]
Jaguar Case Nullity Appeal [PDF]

To see other supplementary information related to this initiative, click the links below:

Yahoo! - Six months' prison for hunter who killed Ecuador jaguar

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