India court case Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja & Ors.
The court ruled that Jallikattu violates The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960 and directed parliament to elevate the rights of animals in 2014.Read More →
This page identifies initiatives that frame ecological jurisprudence in terms of rights of nature. Initiatives are included in this category when they explicitly recognize any non-human element of Nature (e.g., ecosystems, plant species, animal species) or Nature in general as a subject with rights.