From fragmented environmental protection to integral ecosystemic protection: analysis of constitutional judgment n.° 2026-14917 on the Tempisque River in light of the triple planetary crisis and OC-32/25
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| Statws: | Versión publicada |
| Dyddiad Cyhoeddi: | 2026 |
| Disgrifiad: | Constitutional judgment No. 2026-14917, issued on April 28, 2026, by the ConstitutionalChamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica, marks a milestone in the evolution ofCosta Rican and Latin American environmental law. In upholding an environmental amparoproceeding related to sand extraction in the Tempisque River, the Chamber introduces first-order doctrines: the constitutional insufficiency of fragmented protection based on sectoralcompetence division as an autonomous ground for violation of the right to a healthyenvironment; the recognition of the Tempisque River as an environmentally relevantconstitutional asset under a systemic approach; the first explicit formulation of the social,democratic and ecological Rule of Law in Costa Rican constitutional jurisprudence; and thereception of OC-32/25 and OC-23/17 as conventionality review standards for Article 50 of theConstitution. This article analyzes these doctrines in light of the triple planetary crisis, thegreening of Latin American courts and inter-American human rights standards, while criticallyassessing the practical effectiveness of the measures ordered |
| Gwlad: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Sefydliad: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Iaith: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/13224 |
| Mynediad Ar-lein: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rjuridicas/article/view/13224 |
| Allweddair: | right to a healthy environment; ecosystemic protection; structural protection deficit; ecological Rule of Law; conventionality control; pro natura principle. Revista de Ciencias Jurídicas N°171 (330–360) SEPTIEMBRE-DICIEMBRE 2026 derecho a un ambiente sano; tutela ecosistémica; déficit estructural de tutela efectiva; Estado ecológico de Derecho; control de convencionalidad |