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 →
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 nature in the Fierra Urco páramo
In 2023, a case was submitted to the Constitutional Court of Ecuador the seeking protection of the rights of Nature in the Fierro Urco páramoRead More →
Ecuador court case on the oil spill in the San Rafael Waterfall
In 2020, Indigenous and civil society groups in Ecuador filed a court action over rights violations due to a major oil spill in the San Rafael Waterfall.Read More →
Yucatan Mexico court case on the rights of the Ring of Cenotes as a subject of law
In 2023 the Mayan community of Homún, Yucatán, Mexico filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking recognition of the Ring of Cenotes as subjects of law with rightsRead More →
Ecuador court case on the rights of the Monjas River
Ecuador's Constitutional Court rules that urban expansion into a fragile watershed by Quito's municipal government violated the rights of the Monjas River.Read More →
Argentina court case on the rights of Jaguars in the Gran Chaco Reserve
In 2019 Greenpeace brought a case before the Supreme Court of Justice in Argentina arguing for recognition of the rights of the entire Jaguar speciesRead More →
Kerala High Court of India case on legal personhood for the Bharathapuzha river
In 2022, a petition was filed in the Kerala High Court of India seeking to declare the Bharathapuzha river as a 'legal entity' with a right to flow and liveRead More →
Chile court case seeking recognition of legal personhood of the orangutan Sandai
July 2022, a habeas corpus petition was filed in Chile to recognize the legal personhood of a 28 year old orangutan named Sandai—which was subsequently rejectedRead More →