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Advocates for Natural Resource Governance & Development v. Attorney General

Advocates for Natural Resource Governance & Development v. Attorney General, Const. Petition No. 40 of 2013 (November 8, 2013) Constitutional Court of Uganda The petitioners challenged the compulsory acquisition of land for the purpose of constructing a road to facilitate…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Biodiversity International Treaties Marine and Coastal

Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan)

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Environmental Impact Assessment Mining Precautionary Principle

Yount v. Salazar

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Biodiversity Coal mining Economics Land Use Mining

Warkworth Mining Ltd. v. Bulga Milbrodale Progress Ass’n Inc.

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Land Use Oil & Gas

United States v. Town of Dryden (In re Wallach)

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Indigenous Peoples Land Rights

Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Energy Environmental Impact Assessment

T. Muruganandam v. Ministry of Environment & Forests

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Climate Change Economics Forests Mining

Sudiep Shrivastava v. Union of India

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Access to Information Access to Justice

R (on the application of Evans) v. Attorney General

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…

Matt
June 17, 2016

Energy Environmental Impact Assessment Public Participation

M.P. Patil v. Union of India

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,…

Matt
June 17, 2016