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Política Nacional de Cambio Climático (Decreto No. 269-15)
22/09/2015 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Climate Change Environmental education Dominican RepublicConcerned Residents of Cunupia v. Environmental Management Authority and RPN Enterprises Limited
07/08/2015 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Trinidad and TobagoA non-profit organization representing the residential communities of Cunupia sought judicial review of the decision of the Environmental Management Authority to enter into a consent agreement with a company in respect of the establishment of a concrete batching plant.
Ley por la cual se dictan disposiciones en materia de promoción y protección del derecho a la participación democrática (Ley No. 1.757)
06/07/2015 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Gender Indigenous peoples ColombiaEl objeto de la presente ley es promover, proteger y garantizar modalidades del derecho a participar en la vida política, administrativa, económica, social y cultural, y así mismo a controlar el poder político en Colombia.
Ulric ‘Buggy’ Haynes Coaching School Et Al v. Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development
16/06/2015 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Trinidad and TobagoOn 8 July 2013, the claimants became aware of the plans by the Government to establish a sporting development on the Orange Grove Savannah, a public open space utilized daily by a wide cross section of the public (coaching schools, youth and retirees, among others).
Ley de protección para las y los defensores de derechos humanos, periodistas, comunicadores sociales y operadores de justicia (Decreto No. 34-2015)
15/05/2015 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental Defenders HondurasLa Ley tiene por objetivo reconocer, promover y proteger los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales reconocidas y contenidas en la Constitución de la República y en los instrumentos de derecho internacional, de toda persona natural jurídica dedicada a la promoción y defensa de los...
Ley General de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública
04/05/2015 Rights: Information Justice MexicoLa ley tiene por objeto establecer los principios, bases generales y procedimientos para garantizar el derecho de acceso a la información en México.
Disaster Risk Management Act (No. 1 of 2015)
19/02/2015 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Environmental education JamaicaThe Act makes provisions for the management and mitigation of disaster, the reduction of risks associated with disaster and for connected matters in Jamaica.
Mitchell v. Georges
18/12/2014 Rights: Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAn appeal was lodged by a former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the grounds of apparent bias in the conduct of a Commission of Inquiry into the failure of the construction of a marina and shipyard at Ottley Hall.
All Tobago Fisherfolk Association v. Tobago House of Assembly
17/11/2014 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Trinidad and TobagoThe Tobago House of Assembly expressly endorsed the contents of a document entitled “Framework for Identifying and Communicating with the Affected Users of BHP Billiton‘s (BHPB) 2014 Deep Water Seismic Survey Area” submitted to the Environmental Management Authority without consultation with the...
