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Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand Intervening) (March 31, 2014) International Court of Justice Australia, with New Zealand intervening as a non-party, asked the ICJ to adjudge and declare Japan in violation of its obligations under the International…
Yount v. Salazar, Case No. CV11-8171 PCT-DGC (D. Ariz. 2014) U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior exercised discretion to “withdraw” almost one million acres of land surrounding the Grand…
Warkworth Mining Ltd. v. Bulga Milbrodale Progress Ass’n Inc. [2014] NSWCA 105 New South Wales Court of Appeal A mining company applied to expand an existing open-cut coal mine, the Warkworth Mine, located in the Hunter Valley of the state of New South Wales. The company sought to…
United States v. Town of Dryden (In re Wallach), 2014 NY Slip Op 4875 (N.Y. 2014) New York State Court of Appeals The towns of Dryden and Middlefield in the state of New York each have local zoning ordinances that…
Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia [2014] SCC 44 Supreme Court of Canada The Tsilhqot’in Nation challenged a provincial decision to grant a commercial logging license on land considered by the Tsilhqot’in to be part of their traditional territory. The Tsilhqot’in…
T. Muruganandam v. Ministry of Environment & Forests, Appeal No. 50/2012 (10 November 2014) National Green Tribunal In an earlier decision issued in 2012, the National Green Tribunal stayed the environmental clearance issued to a power company (IL&FS) for construction…
Sudiep Shrivastava v. Union of India, Appeal No. 73/2012 (March 24, 2014) National Green Tribunal The Ministry of Environment and Forests approved a proposal to clear 1,900 hectares of forest land for coal mining. The Minister overruled a recommendation by the…
R (on the application of Evans) v. Attorney General [2014] EWCA Civ 254 England and Wales Court of Appeal A journalist challenged the Attorney General’s decision to issue a certificate under the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information rules…
M.P. Patil v. Union of India, Appeal No. 12/2012 (March 13, 2014) National Green Tribunal A local citizen challenged the environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests approving a 3x800MW super thermal power plant in in Bijapur District,…
Maniwa v. Malijiwi, OS JR No. 983 of 2011 (National Court of Justice) (4 July 2014) A group of customary landowners sought judicial review of a Special Agriculture and Business Lease (SABL) issued by the Minister for Lands and Physical…
