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
- Banana Companies Right of nature - Defensoría del Pueblo (2012).
- Shrimp Farmers - Costitutional Court (2023).
- Llurimagua Mining Concession - Imbabura Provincial Court (2023).
- Marine Ecosystems - Constitutional Court (2024).
Environment
Forests
- Native Forest Secoya Nation Sanction - Ministrer of Environment sanction (2011).
- Samama Protected Forest - Babahoyo Canton Judicial Unit for violence against women or family members (2013).
- Gualaceo Collay Forest - Constitutional Court (2019).
- 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] (2021).
Mangroves
- Cayapas Ecological Reserve - Constitutional Court (2015).
- Mangrove feeling El Guabo Canton - First Judgment (2020).
National Parks
Natural environment
Nature
- PRONACA Biodigestor machines - Constitutional Court (2009).
- Illegal Mining in Esmeraldas - Court Response for Protective Actions (2011).
- Illigal Mining La Cero - Court of Appeal (2012).
- Esmeraldas Oil Spill Case - Criminal Guarantees Court (2013).
- Earthworks in Puyango - First Judgment (2016).
- Petroamazonas in Sucumbíos - Sucumbíos Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Court (2016).
- Constitutionality of the Mining Regulation (2017).
- A'l Cofán - Sinangoe:
- Lighters for burning gas - Sucumbios Judicial Unit for Family, Women, Children and Adolescentes (2021).
- Hydrocarbon particles sprayed by Petroamazonas - Constituional Court (2021).
Rights of nature
- Waorani Nation territory - Appeals Court (2019).
- Constitutionality of the Escazú Agreement - Constitutional Court (2019).
- Consultation in bidding process for hydrocarbon areas - Constitutional Court (2019).
- Constitutionality popular consultation mining activities in Cuenca - Constitutional Court (2020).
Rivers
- Tigre River - Constitutional Court (2015).
- Alpayacu River - La isla pig farm - Constitutional Court (2018).
- Shushufindi and Aguarico Rivers - Constitutional Court (2018).
- Vilcabamba River:
- Blaco River - Azuay Court [PDF 296KB] (2011).
- Piatúa River - Constitutional Court (2019).
- Pescadillo River - Flavio Alfaro Canton Multicompetent Judicial Unit (2019).
- Aquepi River - Constitutional Court (2021).
- Monjas River - Constitutional Court [PDF 1,456KB] (2022).
- Alambí River - Judicial Unit for Family, Women, Children and Adolescentes (2023).
- Machangara River - Procincial Court of Justice (2024).
River/forest
Seeds
Nature
Ecosystem
Forest
Lake
Nature
Mangroves
River
Natural reserve
Nature
River
- Marañon River - Local Press (2024).
Lagoon
- Mar Menor - Constitutional Court (2024).
