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Cases
Australia -- Chapman v. Conservation Council of South Australia, no. 81/1998 (Supreme Court of South Australia)
Australia -- Gray v. Minister for Planning, 40870 of 2006 (2006.11.27) (Land and Environment Court of New South Wales) (Judgment)
Australia -- Truth About Motorways v. Macquarie Infrastructure Management, S186/1998 (2000.3.9) (High Court of Australia)
Belize -- Aurelio Cal, et al. v. Attorney General of Belize, Supreme Court of Belize (Claims No. 171 and 172 of 2007) (18 Oct 2007) (Mayan land rights)
Canada -- Daishowa Inc. v. Friends of the Lubicon, 39 O.R. (3d) 620 (1998.4.14) (Ontario Supreme Court)
Canada -- Haida Nation v. British Columbia, 2004 SCC 73 (2004.11.18) (Supreme Court of Canada)
Colombia: Constitutional Court decision declares unconstitutional Forestry Act
European Court of Human Rights -- Appleby v. United Kingdom, Application no. 44306/98 (2003.5.6) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Bladet Tromsö and Stensaas v. Norway, Application no. 21980/93 (1999.5.20) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Bowman v. the United Kingdom, 141/1996/760/961 (1998.2.19) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Brumârescu v. Romania, Application no. 28342/95 (1999.10.28) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Castells v. Spain, Application no. 11798/85 (1992.4.23) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Fadeyeva v. Russia: Admissibility Decision (air pollution and human rights)
European Court of Human Rights -- Fadeyeva v. Russia: Final Judgment (2005.06.09)
European Court of Human Rights -- Fadeyeva v. Russia: Health Risk Assessment
European Court of Human Rights -- Fadeyeva v. Russia: Submissions on the Merits of the Case
European Court of Human Rights -- Giacomelli v. Italy, Application no. 59909/00 (2006.11.2) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Guerra v. Italy, 116/1996/735/932 (1998.02.19) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Hatton v. United Kingdom, Application no. 36022/97 (2003.07.08) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Hertel v. Switzerland, 59/1997/843/1049 (1998.8.25) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Katsoulis v. Greece Application no. 66742/01 (2005.11.24) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Kyrtatos v. Greece, Application no. 41666/98 (2003.5.22) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Ledyayeva, Dobrokhotova, Zolotareva, and Ramashina v. Russia, Application nos. 53157/99, 53247/99, 53695/00 and 56850/00 (2006.10.26) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- López Ostra v. Spain, Application no. 16798/90 (2004.12.09) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Nikitin v. Russia, Application no. 50178/99 (2004.07.24) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Öneryildiz v. Turkey, Application no. 48939/99 (2004.11.30) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Powell and Rayner v. United Kingdom, Application no. 9310/81 (1990.2.21) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Ryabykh v. Russia, Application no. 52854/99 (2003.7.24) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
European Court of Human Rights -- Steel and Morris v. United Kingdom, Application no. 68416/01 (2005.02.15) (European Court of Human Rights) (Judgment)
India -- A.P. Pollution Control Board v. Prof. M.V. Nayudu (Retd.) (1999.01.27) (precautionary principle)
India -- A.P. Pollution Control Board v. Nayudu, CA 368-371 of 1999 (1999.01.27)
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 12739/1985 (1986.02.17) (Oleum Gas Leak Case)
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 12739/1985 (1986.12.20) (Oleum Gas Leak Case)
India -- Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation (1985.07.10) (Right to Life and Livelihood for Homeless)
India -- Vishaka v. State Of Rajasthan (1997.08.13) (Sexual Harassment)
Inter American -- Kawas Fernández vs. Honduras (3 abril 2009) (espanol)
Inter American -- Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni Community v. Nicaragua (2001) (Inter American Court of Human Rights - Eng. translation)
Inter American -- Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni Community v. Nicaragua (2001) (Inter American Court of Human Rights - Esp/Sp)
Kenya -- Peter K. Waweru v. Republic, Misc. Civ. Appli. 118 of 2004 (2006.03.02) (The High Court of Kenya at Nairobi) (Judgment)
Nepal -- Suray Prasad Sharma Dhungel v. Godavari Marble Industries and others, WP 35/1992 (1995.10.31)
Nigeria -- Morka and The Social and Economic Action Rights Centre v. Nigeria (African Commission on Human and People`s Rights, October, 2001)
Pakistan -- Zia v. WAPDA, P L D 1994 Supreme Court 693
Philippines -- Oposa et al. v. Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr. et al. (G.R. No. 101083)
South Africa -- Earthlife Africa v. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Case No. 7653/03 (2005.01.26) (High Court of South Africa, Cape of Good Hope provincial division) (Judgment)
U.S. -- 9th Circuit Doe I v. Unocal Corp.
United Nations Human Rights Committee -- Länsman v. Finland, Communication no. 671/1995 (1996.11.22) (United Nations Human Rights Committee)
United Nations Human Rights Committee -- Lubicon Lake Band v. Canada, Communication no. 167/94 (1990.03.26) (United Nations Human Rights Committee)
General Publications
Cambodia -- Indigenous People NGO Network (IPNN) "The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia" (February 2010) (2.7 MB)
Organization of American States -- Access To Justice As A Guarantee Of Economic, Social, And Cultural Rights. A Review Of The Standards Adopted By The Inter-American System Of Human Rights, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.129, Doc. 4, 7 September 2007
Right to Carbon or Right to Life: Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change
U.S. -- Human Rights and Environment Issue Paper (Prepared by Earth Justice for the 59th U.N. Session on Human Rights)
UN -- Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context
Water: an economic good or a public good? (2003)
Water: an economic good or a public good? (2003)
Laws
Ecuador: Ley de los Derechos Colectivos de los Pueblos Afroecuatorianos
Other Resources
Can International Mechanisms Support Local Efforts?
Human Rights and the Environment: Bibliography of Legal Resources
Human Rights and the Environment: International Instruments (legal memorandum 2003)
Human Rights and the Environment: UN Human Rights Committee (legal memorandum 2003)
Inter-American -- El Derecho al Medio Ambiente en el Sistema Interamericano de Proteccion de Derechos Humanos: En busca de la implementación de una estrategia de litigio regional
Inter-American -- The Right to a Healthy Environment in the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights: In Search of the implementation of a regional litigation strategy (English)
Sri Lanka -- Petition to the United Nations concerning human rights violations connected the Southern Transit Development Project (STDP) (Background Facts)
Sri Lanka -- Petition to the United Nations concerning human rights violations connected the Southern Transit Development Project (STDP) (Legal background)
Sri Lanka -- Petition to the United Nations concerning human rights violations connected the Southern Transit Development Project (STDP) (the PETITION)
Tanzania -- Complaint Relating to Violations of Fundamental Rights and Duties Arising from Forced Evictions of Artisanal Miners from Afrika Mashariki Gold Mine, Tarime (submitted to Tanzania Commission for Human Rights)
Related Links
AAAS Environment and Human Rights Project
African Commission on Human and Peoples` Rights
Documents related to Mayan land rights claims
CIEL Publication: Whose Natural Resources? Whose Common Good?
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (description)
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