Jugement Correctionnel, Cour d’Appel de Lyon, No. 19168000015 (16 Sept 2019)
French Court upholds civil disobedience as an alternative to the right to public participation
French Court upholds civil disobedience as an alternative to the right to public participation
Sentencia SU698-17, Sala Plena de la Corte Constitucional, 28 de noviembre de 2017, Expediente T-5.443.609, Magistrado Sustanciador: Luis Guillermo Guerrero Pérez: http://www.corteconstitucional.gov.co/relatoria/2017/SU698-17.htm
Jitendra Singh v. Ministry of Environment , Civil Appeal 5109 of 2019 (25 November 2019)
Supreme Court of India
Representatives of indigenous communities presented constitutional claims against government authorities and a mining company (Cerrejón) for threatening their fundamental rights to water, food sovereignty, and health by diverting a 3-kilometer section of a stream (Arroyo Bruno) in order to expand coal-mining operations in an arid region of the Department of La Guajira in Colombia.
Director: Mineral Development, Gauteng Region v Save the Vaal Environment (Case No. 133/98)[1999] SCA 9, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (12 March 1999), available at https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Save-the-Vaal-Environment-v-DME.pdf or http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/1999/9.pdf
Him Jagriti Uttaranchal Welfare Society v. India, No. 15/2014, National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench) (31 May 2019)
The National Green Tribunal Order issued on 31 May 2019 creates an expert committee to investigate whether restriction of plastic packaging is needed.
“[O]ur Constitution gives every Zimbabwean the right to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations. That is done through legislative and other measures that prevent ecological degradation, promote conservation and secure ecological sustainable development. Ecologically sustainable development ensures that all living creatures, including birds, are enableed to meet their needs from the environment we rely on.
Ashgar Leghari v. Federation of Pakistan (W.P. No. 25501/2015)
Lahore High Court Green Bench
A farmer filed a public interest litigation alleging the government of Pakistan’s inaction and delay in implementing the National Climate Change Policy and addressing vulnerabilities associated with climate change violates the fundamental constitutional rights to life and dignity.
In its first order, issued 4 September 2015, the Green Bench declared:
The High Court of Uganda (Kampala) declared that “the manufacture, distribution, use, sale, sell disposal of plastic bags, plastic containers, plastic food wrappers, and all other forms of plastic commonly referred to as ‘kaveera’ violates the rights of citizens of Uganda to a clean and healthy environment.”
