Legal and Scientific Resources for Constitutions

Cases

Bangladesh -- Farooque vs Government of Bangladesh, WP 92 of 1996 (1996.07.01) (Radioactive Milk Powder Case)
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)
Chile -- Castillo et al. v. COREMA X Region (español)
Chile -- Trillium, March 19, 1997 (español)
Colombia -- Toda la jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional colombiana
Colombia -- Corte Constitucional declara inexiquible Ley Forestal
Colombia: Constitutional Court decision declares unconstitutional Forestry Act
Costa Rica -- Tortugas Marinas: Voto 1999
Guatemala -- Bay Island Trader case - Corte de Constitucionalidad, Expediente No. 2523 and 2525-2008 (26 marzo 2009)
Guatemala -- Sentencia Declarando la Inconstitucionalidad de los Articulos 19, 20, 21, 24, 27, 75, 81 y 86 de la Ley de Mineria Decreto 48-97
Honduras -- Recurso de Inconstitucionalidad No. 172-06 (inconstitucionalidad de la Ley General de Minería)
India -- D.D. Vyas v. Ghaziabad Development Authority (Adu Park)
India -- F.K. Hussain v. Union of India, O.P. 2741/1988 (1990.02.26)(Right to Potable Water as part of a Right to Life)
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 12739/1985 (1986.12.20) (Oleum Gas Leak Case)
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 13029/1985 (1991.03.14) (Vehicle Pollution Case: Need for Strategic Action)
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 13029/1985 (1999.04.16) (Vehicular Pollution Case: Diesel Emissions)
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 182/1996 (2000.05.12) (Beas River Case)
India -- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 3727/1985 (1987.09.22) (Tanneries Case: Kanpur)
India -- Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation (1985.07.10) (Right to Life and Livelihood for Homeless)
India -- Perumatty Grama Panchayat vs State of Kerala (2003.12.16) (Coca-Cola groundwater exploitation case)
India -- Pragati Mahila Mandal, Nanded Versus Municipal Council, Nanded & Others, CA 2619/2002 (2011.02.18) (Supreme Court of India) (Replacement of sole named deceased petitioner in a PIL)
India -- Shantistar Builders vs Narayan Khimalal Totame, Appeal No. 2598/1989 (1990.01.31)
India -- Subhash Kumar v State of Bihar, WP 381/1988 (1991.01.09) (Right to a healthy environment)
India -- Subhash Kumar v State of Bihar, WP 381/1988 (1991.01.09) (Right to a healthy environment) (unofficial spanish translation)
Nepal -- Advocate Prakash Mani Sharma for Pro Public vs His Majesty Government Cabinet Secretariat and others, WP 2991/1995 (1997.06.09)
Nepal -- Prakash Mani Sharma v. His Majesty’s Government Cabinet Secretariat and Others, WP 2237/1990 (2003.3.11)
Nepal -- Suray Prasad Sharma Dhungel v. Godavari Marble Industries and others, WP 35/1992 (1995.10.31)
Pakistan -- Zia v. WAPDA, P L D 1994 Supreme Court 693
Philippines -- A Bugal-b’laan Tribal Association, Inc v. Ramos (2004.01.29)
Philippines -- Oposa et al. v. Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr. et al. (G.R. No. 101083)
Russia – “Tomsk” case (1998.09.05) (nuclear waste)
South Africa -- Dawood and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others, CCT35/99 (2000.06.07) (Constitutional Court of South Africa) (Judgment) (Constitutionality of legislation)
Sri Lanka -- Bulankulama v. Min. of Industrial Development (Eppawala case), S.C. Application No. 884/99 (F/R)
Sri Lanka -- Kottabadu Durage Sriyani Silva v. Chanaka Iddamalgoda (2003.08.08)
U.S. -- Montana Environmental Information Center et al v. MDEC, 296 Mont. 207, 988 P.2d 1236 (MT 1999)
Uganda -- Nyakana v. NEMA and others, Constitutional Petition 03/05 (2009.11.09) (Constitutional Court of Uganda at Kampala) (Judgment)

General Publications

Australia -- Comparative Constitutional Language for Environmental Amendments to the Australian Constitution

Laws

Other Resources

Pakistan -- Environmental Rights as Part of Fundamental Human Rights: the Leadership of the Judiciary in Pakistan

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