Colombia court case on rights of jaguars, macaws, and tropical dry forest
In July 2024, a lawsuit was filed in Colombian court to recognize the rights of jaguars, macaws, and the nation’s tropical dry forest.Read More →
Case
This page identifies initiatives that express ecological jurisprudence through a decision by judges, courts and tribunals on any topic, or if claimants invoke ecological jurisprudence in a lawsuit filed with a court.
Ecuador court case on the rights of the Machangara river
In July 2024, a court in Quito, Ecuador ruled that the Machángara River is a subject of rights and the municipality of Quito has breeched said rights.Read More →
Germany court case on behalf of seals in the North Sea 1988
In 1988, for the first time, "seals in the North Sea" sued the Federal Republic of Germany over dumping of toxic waste in the North Sea.Read More →
India Supreme Court case State of Telangana v. Mohd. Abdul Qasim ruling considers the rights of nature
In 2024, an Indian Supreme Court considered ecocentrism, rights to nature and climate change in a ruling in favor of a protected forest in Kompally.Read More →
Ecuador court case on the rights of the Alambí river
October 13, 2023, a protective action was approved against Ecuador's Ministry of Environment and Hidroequinoccio EP for violating the rights of nature.Read More →
Panama Supreme Court Case upholds rights of Nature law against Cobré Panamá copper mine
On November 28, 2023, Panama’s Supreme Court ruled the Cobré Panamá copper mine unconstitutional, referencing the national Rights of Nature law passed in 2022.Read More →
Ecuador court case on constitutionality of allocating beach areas to shrimp farmers
Oct 2023, Ecuador's Constitutional Court referenced rights of Nature in its verdict on Presidential Decree 741 reallocating beaches to industrial shrimp farmersRead More →
Spain court case applies legal personality of Mar Menor lagoon
August 31, 2023 – For the first time, a court in Spain applies the Law that grants rights to the Mar Menor and calls on its representatives to appear in court Read More →