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10 Cases found

Office of the Inspector General and Others v. Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and Others

At issue: Whether the Ministry of Environment and the office of the President failed to comply with their obligations established by Law 1931 of 2018 regarding climate action.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Administrative Tribunal of Cundinamarca
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Challenging criteria and technical requirements to perform fracking in Colombia

At issue: Whether the challenged norms contradict superior norms and cause an irreparable threat or harm to the environment by authorizing fracking in Colombia without sufficient regulation.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Council of State
      • Administrative Courts
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Wayúu Indigenous community and others v. Ministry of Environment and others

At issue: Whether the environmental license of Cerrejón Zona Norte Coal Mining Project violates environmental provisions and human rights to FPIC, health and a healthy environment due to its effects on climate change and GHG emissions.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Council of State
      • Administrative Tribunals
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Combeima River case of September 14, 2020

At issue: Whether the issuance of mining titles for natural resource exploration and exploitation activities in the Combeima and Cocora rivers violated human rights obligations.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Council of State
      • Administrative Tribunals
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Atrato River Decision T-622/16 of November 10, 2016

At issue: Whether river pollution resulting from illegal natural resource extraction activities violated human rights.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Decision T-218/17 of April 19, 2017

At issue: Whether the lack of access to drinking water as a result of a decrease in natural water reservoirs due to climate change and the lack of adequate infrastructure by the Colombian government violated human rights.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Decision SU-698/17 of November 28, 2017

At issue: Whether diversion of the Bruno River for natural resource exploration and exploitation activities violated human rights obligations.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Decision C-298/16 of June 8, 2016

At issue: Whether the statutory provisions that allow mining activities in sensitive, high-altitude ecosystems (“páramos”) were constitutional.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Future Generations v. Ministry of the Environment and Others

At issue: Youth plaintiffs seek to enforce fundamental rights to a healthy environment which they claim are threatened by climate change and deforestation.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Supreme Court
      • Superior Tribunals
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Decision C-035/16 of February 8, 2016

At issue: Constitutionality of statutory provisions grandfathering agricultural, mining, and oil and gas development activities in sensitive, high-altitude ecosystems
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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