Cases mentioned
- Supreme Court of Justice, Decision STC. 4360-2018. P.J. Luis Armado Tolosa Villabona. Bogotá, D.C., April 5th, 2018. (Amazon case)
- Constitutional Colombian Court. Decision C-035 of 2016. P.J. Gloria Stella Ortiz Delgado. Bogotá, D.C., February 8th, 2016. (Páramo case)
- Constitutional Colombian Court. Decision T-622 of 2016. P.J. Jorge Iván Palacio. Bogotá, D.C., November 10th, 2016. (Atrato River case)
- Constitutional Colombian Court. Decision T-269 of 2015. P.J. Jorge Iván Palacio. Bogotá, D.C., May 12th, 2015. (Risk management policy case).
For more country specific context and relevant national climate change law see: https://climate-laws.org/geographies/colombia
This country report has been produced by Elisa Granzotto, Research Assistant, Iona McEntee, C2LI Senior Research Assistant and Juan Auz, C2LI Legal Analyst. The summary is based on María del Pilar García Pachón, Adriana Viloria, María Daniela de la Rosa Calderón, “Climate Change Litigation in Colombia” in F. Sindico and M. Moise Mbengue, Comparative Climate Change Litigation: Beyond the Usual Suspects, Springer, 2021.