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Ecuador case Shiva et al v. British Petroleum

Ecuador
National
Rejected in 2013
Case
Rights Of Nature
Nature
All Nature
Vandana Shiva, Ana Luz Valadez, Diana Murcia, White chancoso, Cecilia Cherrez, Nnimmo Bassey, Tenesaca dolphin, Alberto Acosta, and and Gongora Leader
Civil Society

Summary

A protective action was presented before the Constitutional Court of Ecuador for the protection of the rights of nature in the Mississippi Canyon, where there was an oil spill by the British Petroleum company. The lawsuit was filed by a group of citizens and a series of reparation measures were requested that include guarantees of non-repetition, restoration, compensation, and the publicity of the company’s operations. The court ruled against the plaintiff, deciding that, “in order for an action to succeed against an act or omission caused by a person in a certain territory, and that supposedly causes extraterritorial effects such as damage to nature, there are international Courts and Tribunals with international extraterritorial competence that may well substantiate and sanction with extraterritorial effects.”

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

Shiva et al v British Petroleum First Judgment [PDF]
Shiva et al v British Petroleum Appeals Judgment [PDF]

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

Upside Down World - BP Sued in Ecuador for Violating the Rights of Nature
Rainforest Rescue - Plaintiff to BP for nature's rights in Ecuador's constitutional court
Democracy Now - BP Sued in Ecuadorian Court for Violating Rights of Nature

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