Environmental Courts and Tribunals in Brazil and Bolivia: a comparative analysis between institutional systems of environmental protection
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This paper aims to analyse the different layers and dynamics of the specialized institutions that act on behalf of constitutional environmental protection in Brazil and Bolivia. In the first part, the evolution of environmental protection and the growing concern of the international community with the topic will be addressed, as well as the notion of Environmental Courts and Tribunals (ECT's). The second and third parts present the institutional system and the legal framework for environmental protection in Brazil, and finally in Bolivia, highlighting the main instruments that are in place for the constitutional objectives of a balanced and preserved environment, highlighting the differences in the structuring of this protection in both nations.
Source: DPCE Online
Author: Schneider Lersch, Eduardo
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7215194611