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4 Cases found

Request for an advisory opinion on the scope of the state obligations for responding to the climate emergency

At issue: Whether states have specific obligations to confront climate emergencies within the context of the Inter-American System of Human Rights.
Jurisdictions:
  • Inter-American System of Human Rights
    • Inter-American Court of Human Rights
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Julia Habana et. al., v. Mexico (Unconstitutionality of the reform to the Electricity Industry Law)

At issue: Whether the amendment of Mexico’s Electric Industry Law violates the constitutional right to a healthy environment by giving preference to electricity generated by coal and fuel oil-fired power plants over renewables.
Jurisdictions:
  • Mexico
    • First Circuit Collegiate Tribunal
  • Mexico
    • District Court in Administrative Matters
  • Mexico
    • Supreme Court
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Nuestros Derechos al Futuro y Medio Ambiente Sano et. al., v. Mexico (Unconstitutionality of the reform to the Electric Industry Law)

At issue: Whether the amendment of Mexico’s Electric Industry Law violates the constitutional right to a healthy environment by giving preference to electricity generated by coal and fuel oil-fired power plants over renewables.
Jurisdictions:
  • Mexico
    • First Circuit Collegiate Tribunal
  • Mexico
    • District Court in Administrative Matters
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Asociación Civil por la Justicia Ambiental v. Province of Entre Ríos, et al. (Delta del Paraná case)

At issue: Whether different governmental entities are responsible for the burning of a wetland ecosystem and must take immediate action to protect the environment and citizens’ health.
Jurisdictions:
  • Argentina
    • Supreme Court
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