National judgements
Select a country from the list below to access judgements made by each national government relating to the rights of nature. The documents are categorised by the entity the legislation concerns.
- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Belize
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Germany
- Guatemala
- India
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United States
Lagoon
Trees
- Trees in Lennik - Wallon Region (2021).
Lagoon
Rivers
- Coello, Combeima and Cocora Rivers - Tolima Administrative Court (2011).
- Atrato River - Colombian Constitutional Court [PDF 1,253KB] (2016).
- River Magdalena - Court Huila - 2019 - Colombia [PDF 14,796KB] (2019).
- Pance River - Third Court for the enforcement of sentences and security measures (2019).
- Otún River - Pereira Fourth Court of Execution of Sentences and Security Measures (2019).
- Quindío River - Quindío Administrative Tribunal (2019).
- La Plata River - El Remolino Neighbourhood - Huila Court [PDF 418KB] (2019).
- Cauca River - Medellin Court - 2019 - Colombia [PDF 272KB] (2020).
- Fortalecillas River - Huila Court [PDF 266KB] (2021).
Ecosystems
- 2012: Banana Companies Right of nature - Defensoría del Pueblo.
- 2012: Highway Construction in Galapagos - Galapagos Court [PDF 152KB]
- 2023: Shrimp Farmers - Costitutional Court.
- 2023: Llurimagua Mining Concession - Imbabura Provincial Court.
- 2024: Marine Ecosystems - Constitutional Court.
Environment
- 2012: Constitutionality of the Galapagos Organic Law - Constitutional Court.
- 2015: Illegal Mining - Mera Caton Pastaza - Constitutional Court [PDF 1,783KB].
Forests
- 2011: Native Forest Secoya Nation Sanction - Ministrer of Environment sanction.
- 2013: Samama Protected Forest - Babahoyo Canton Judicial Unit for violence against women or family members.
- 2017: Environmental Impact Study- Macuma and Taisha Rivers - Defensoría del Pueblo.
- 2019: Gualaceo Collay Forest - Constitutional Court.
- 2021: Mining in Piñas Canton - Court of Appeal.
- 2021: Cuembí Triangle a Protective Forest - Constitutional Court.
- 2021: Los Cedros Forest - Pastaza - Constitutional Court [PDF 1,897KB].
Mangroves
- 2015: Cayapas Ecological Reserve - Constitutional Court.
- 2020: Mangrove feeling El Guabo Canton - First Judgment.
National Parks
Nature
- 2009: PRONACA Biodigestor machines - Constitutional Court.
- 2011: Illegal Mining in Esmeraldas - Court Response for Protective Actions.
- 2012 Illigal Mining La Cero - Court of Appeal.
- 2013: Esmeraldas Oil Spill Case - Criminal Guarantees Court.
- 2016: Earthworks in Puyango - First Judgment.
- 2016: Petroamazonas in Sucumbíos - Sucumbíos Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Court.
- 2017: Constitutionality of the Mining Regulation.
- A'l Cofán - Sinangoe:
- 2021: Lighters for burning gas - Sucumbios Judicial Unit for Family, Women, Children and Adolescentes.
- 2021: Hydrocarbon particles sprayed by Petroamazonas - Constituional Court.
Rights of Nature
- 2019: Waorani Nation territory - Appeals Court.
- 2019: Constitutionality of the Escazú Agreement - Constitutional Court.
- 2019: Consultation in bidding process for hydrocarbon areas - Constitutional Court.
- 2020: Constitutionality popular consultation mining activities in Cuenca - Constitutional Court.
Rivers
- 2015: Tigre River - Constitutional Court.
- 2018: Alpayacu River - La isla pig farm - Constitutional Court.
- 2018: Shushufindi and Aguarico Rivers - Constitutional Court.
- Vilcabamba River:
- 2017: Environmental Impact Study- Macuma and Taisha Rivers - Defensoría del Pueblo.
- 2018: Blaco River - Azuay Court [PDF 296KB].
- 2019: Piatúa River - Constitutional Court.
- 2019: Pescadillo River - Flavio Alfaro Canton Multicompetent Judicial Unit.
- 2021: Aquepi River - Constitutional Court.
- 2022: Monjas River - Constitutional Court [PDF 1,456KB].
- 2023: Alambí River - Judicial Unit for Family, Women, Children and Adolescentes.
- 2024: Machangara River - Procincial Court of Justice.
Seeds
Nature
Ecosystem
Forest
Lake
Nature
Mangroves
River
Natural reserve
Nature
River
- Marañon River - Local Press (2024).
Lagoon
- Mar Menor - Constitutional Court (2024).
