Un nuevo reto para la Administración: el reconocimiento de la selva del Amazonas como sujeto de protección por el juez de tutela
The increasing environmental devastation of the Amazon jungle constitutes a direct violation of the right to a healthy environment of current and future generations. Despite a significant environmental regulation, the figures of deforestation show a discouraging panorama. Through a legal action aime...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6488124 |
| Source: | Revista Digital de Derecho Administrativo, ISSN 2145-2946, Nº. 20, 2018, pags. 465-483 |
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The increasing environmental devastation of the Amazon jungle constitutes a direct violation of the right to a healthy environment of current and future generations. Despite a significant environmental regulation, the figures of deforestation show a discouraging panorama. Through a legal action aimed at protecting fundamental rights (tutela), the plaintiffs sought to compel national, departmental and local authorities to fulfil their legal duties with regards to the natural environment. This paper intends to place the reasoning behind the decision of this case, which recognize the Amazon jungle as a legal entity subject of rights, among different legal theories. It attempts to present alternative solutions and to expose possible contradictions and points of convergence in the decision of a difficult case |
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