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1st Regional Rights of Nature Tribunal: Chile 2019

International
International
Approved in 2019
Citizen tribunal
Rights Of Nature
Nature
All Nature
International Rights of Nature Tribunal; Global alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)
Civil Society, NGO

Summary

In 2019, GARN held an international rights of nature tribunal in Santiago, Chile. Judges heard five cases: 1) Lithium mining in the Atacama Desert (Chile), 2) Threats to Water Cycles in Patagonia (Chile), 3) Privatization of water (Chile); 4. Amazon Ecocide (several countries), 5) Fracking in Vaca Muerta (Argentina). 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. Each verdict recognized that rights of nature were violated and called upon various agencies to recognize rights of nature.

Legal Document

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

International Rights of Nature Tribunal Chile 2019 Ruling [PDF]

Additional Resources

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

International Rights of Nature Tribunal

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