US case Tilikum v. Sea World Parks and Entertainment
PETA filed and lost a lawsuit against Sea World claiming the holding of wild-captured orcas violated the 13th amendment of the US constitution in 2011.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.