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Quito, Ecuador International Rights of Nature Tribunal 2014

International
International
Approved in 2014
Citizen tribunal
Rights Of Nature
Mother Earth/Pachamama/Nature
All Nature
GARN
Civil Society

Summary

In 2014, GARN held an international rights of nature tribunal in Quito, Ecuador. Judges heard six cases: British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Case, Chevron/Texaco Case, Climate Change Case, Condor Mirador Mine Case, Defenders of Nature and Mother Earth Case, and Yasuni ITT Case. The citizens’ tribunal served as a model for how courts could operate under rights of nature laws, specifically the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. Some verdicts invoke indigenous principles, such as the concepts of pachamama or living well. Each verdict recognized that rights of nature were violated and called upon various agencies to recognize rights of nature. The panel of judges has yet to deliver a judgment on the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Case.

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

International Rights of Nature Tribunal Ruling on Chevron Texaco Case []
International Rights of Nature Tribunal Ruling on Climate Change Case [PDF]
International Rights of Nature Tribunal Ruling on Defenders of Nature Case []
International Rights of Nature Tribunal Ruling on Yasuni ITT Case []
International Rights of Nature Tribunal Ruling on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Case []

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

Earth Law Center
GARN

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