An Intergenerational Ecological Jurisprudence: The Supreme Court of Colombia and the Rights of the Amazon Rainforest

The first climate change and future generations lawsuit in Latin America–called the Amazon case–was filed in 2017 by 25 young Colombians (ages 15 to 25), with assistance from Dejusticia. Noting the growing network of constitutional, legislative and judicial initiatives in an increasing number of jurisdictions, this article examines the strategy and significance of the Amazon case.