Escazu agreement: challenges regarding its ratification in colombia

On March fourth of 2018 the Escazu Agreement was adopted, which first emerged on the United Nations Conference of Sustainable Development, also known as Rio + 20. The purpose of this agreement is to guarantee the full implementation of the rights to publi...

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Autores: Mesa Neira, Alejandro, Jiménez Lara, Camila
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Recursos:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/26829
Acesso em linha:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/26829
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Escazu Agreement
Environmental decisions
Environmental information
Access to justice
Colombia
Acuerdo de Escazú
Decisiones ambientales
Información ambiental
Acceso a la justicia
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Resumo:On March fourth of 2018 the Escazu Agreement was adopted, which first emerged on the United Nations Conference of Sustainable Development, also known as Rio + 20. The purpose of this agreement is to guarantee the full implementation of the rights to public participation in environmental decision-making processes, access to environmental information and access to justice.This paper analyzes the implications that ratifying the Escazu Agreement would cause in Colombia, in order to determine the impact of its implementation in the legal system.