Eco Jurisprudence Monitor

II Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law

International
International
Approved in 2017
Environment
OAS, IUCN, World Commission on Environmental Law, UN Environment, Poder Judicial, Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, and Facultad de Derecho

Summary

In 2017, the Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law met to discuss environmental rule of law trends from the Americas. “Our collective goal must be a pollution-free region,” it declared. “Urgent action is our responsibility.” Participants reviewed different examples that were presented from throughout the Americas to illustrate the link between human rights and the environment.