Movement Lawyering in the Time of the Climate Crisis

While climate litigation has emerged as a tool to tackle rising emissions and its devastating consequences, climate litigation as a strategy and movement has yet to be thoroughly analyzed through the lens of movement lawyering. Thus, this paper seeks to draw from existing literature on movement lawyering to explore the relationship between climate litigation and movement lawyering principles, addressing separate yet related questions: What does it mean to be a movement lawyer working on climate change? How do principles of climate justice shape movement lawyering and thus, climate litigation? How do lawyers think about accountability to their clients and the broader climate movement? What, if any, are the implications of having climate change litigation that is not grounded on a movement lawyering model

The Third Space of Puerto Rican Sovereignty: Reimagining Self-Determination Beyond State Sovereignty

The relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States has long been a story of empire and colonization. From the island\u27s annexation to today, Puerto Ricans have struggled for their right to self-determination. The fiscal control board, housing crisis, austerity measures, Hurricane Maria, and the recent resignation of former governor Ricardo Rossell6 have revived social, economic, and political debates about Puerto Rico\u27s status. This Note illustrates how struggles for self-determination and sovereignty manifest themselves beyond the legal and political realms, inspiringlocal fights for a just recovery in the country. It argues that the third space of Puerto Rican sovereignty exists outside of dominant expressions of citizenship and state sovereignty

Implementing Nature\u27s Rights in Colombia: The Arato and Amazon Experiences

Nature\u27s rights approaches are being developed as an alternative legal means to enable justice for nature and, oftentimes, humans, too. This study examines Colombia\u27s two seminal court-ordered nature\u27s rights approaches which recognize ecosystems-the Atrato River Basin (2016) and the Colombian Amazon (2018)-as a legal subject with rights to protection, maintenance, conservation, and restoration. Developed as remedies for human rights violations, both cases offer opportunities to explore variations in nature\u27s rights approaches and the relationship between efforts to enable justice for humans and nature. We build on existing scholarly engagement with the cases by contributing a detailed archival study on their implementation complemented by a few interviews with key actors, as well as by evaluating implementation of the rulings using environmental and ecological justice frameworks to determine to what degree they have enabled justice for humans and nature to date. We argue that the Atrato River Basin and Colombian Amazon nature\u27s rights approaches currently fall short of their aims to enable justice for both humans and nature. Thus far, interpretation and implementation of the rulings have yet to fulfill court orders and, in some cases, have perpetuated injustices

Implementing Nature’s Rights in Colombia: The Atrato and Amazon Experiences

Nature’s rights approaches are being developed as an alternative legal means to enable justice for nature and, oftentimes, humans, too. This study examines Colombia’s two seminal court-ordered nature’s rights approaches which recognize ecosystems—the Atrato River Basin (2016) and the Colombian Amazon (2018)—as a legal subject with rights to protection, maintenance, conservation, and restoration. Developed as remedies for human rights violations, both cases offer opportunities to explore variations in nature’s rights approaches and the relationship between efforts to enable justice for humans and nature. We build on existing scholarly engagement with the cases by contributing a detailed archival study on their implementation complemented by a few interviews with key actors, as well as by evaluating implementation of the rulings using environmental and ecological justice frameworks to determine to what degree they have enabled justice for humans and nature to date. We argue that the Atrato River Basin and Colombian Amazon nature’s rights approaches currently fall short of their aims to enable justice for both humans and nature. Thus far, interpretation and implementation of the rulings have yet to fulfill court orders and, in some cases, have perpetuated injustices.Los enfoques de los derechos de la naturaleza se están desarrollando como un medio legal alternativo para permitir la justicia para la naturaleza y, a menudo, también para los humanos. Este estudio examina los dos enfoques fundamentales de los derechos de la naturaleza ordenados por los tribunales de Colombia que reconocen los ecosistemas, la cuenca del río Atrato (2016) y la Amazonía colombiana (2018), como un sujeto legal con derechos de protección, mantenimiento, conservación y restauración. Desarrollados como remedios para las violaciones de los derechos humanos, ambos casos ofrecen oportunidades para explorar variaciones en los enfoques de los derechos de la naturaleza y la relación entre los esfuerzos para hacer posible la justicia para los humanos y la naturaleza. Nos basamos en el compromiso académico existente con los casos al contribuir con un estudio de archivo detallado sobre su implementación, complementado con algunas entrevistas con actores clave, así como al evaluar la implementación de los fallos utilizando marcos de justicia ambiental y ecológica para determinar hasta qué punto. han permitido la justicia para los humanos y la naturaleza hasta la fecha. Argumentamos que los enfoques de los derechos de la naturaleza de la cuenca del río Atrato y la Amazonía colombiana actualmente no alcanzan sus objetivos de permitir la justicia tanto para los humanos como para la naturaleza. Hasta el momento, la interpretación y la implementación de las sentencias aún no han hecho posible la justicia y, en algunos casos, han perpetuado las injusticias. de las sentencias aún no han hecho posible la justicia y, en algunos casos, han perpetuado las injusticias

A Human Rights Approach to Climate-Induced Displacement: A Case Study in Central American and Colombia

The past decade was the warmest decade ever recorded. As climate impacts intensify, numbers of people displaced and in need of relocation increase. International law has yet to adapt to a changing climate and its implications for those most vulnerable. Experts still debate whether the existing refugee regime could provide a solution for those displaced by climate across international borders, while national governments continue to reckon with the domestic implications of internal displacement fueled by climate impacts. In this article, we apply a human rights lens to climateinduced displacement, drawing from two case studies to highlight the human rights obligations of the national governments and the international community towards individuals facing climate-induced displacement across and within borders. We explore the plight of communities in the Northern Triangle of Central America and Raizal communities in the island of Providencia, Colombia to understand and address current protection gaps in international and domestic frameworks with respect to climate-induced displacement

Climate Migration and Displacement: A Case Study of Puerto Rican Women in Connecticut

The climate crisis is increasingly forcing people to flee their homes, whether internally or across state borders. However, existing international and domestic law does not provide sufficient protection for those forcibly displaced by extreme weather events. In 2021, the Biden administration issued an executive order and subsequently a report on the impact of climate change on migration, which marked a first step in federal policy toward recognition of the nexus between climate change and displacement. At the local level, Connecticut has already become a destination for climate-displaced people. For instance, after Hurricane Maria landed in Puerto Rico in 2017, approximately 13,000 Puerto Ricans came to the state. Since then, local service organizations have led efforts to help the community relocate after the disaster. Nearly six years after Maria, this Article provides the first ethnography of Puerto Rican women who relocated in Connecticut in the aftermath of the hurricane, discussing the ways in which federal law and policy have failed to meet the needs of Puerto Ricans and other climate-displaced people

Perfiles saludables y no saludables en niños deportistas urbanos y no deportistas de la ciudad de Bogotá

Trabajo de InvestigaciónEl objetivo del estudio fue la realización de un perfil descriptivo de los estilos de vida saludable y su entorno en niños deportistas urbanos y NO deportistas de la ciudad de Bogotá, D.C.; se trabajó con muestras poblacionales de niños entre 7 a 12 años, organizados en dos grupos los deportistas (inscritos a escuelas deportivas del IDRD) y los No deportistas. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo y comparativo de los perfiles saludables en términos de alimentación, descanso y actividad física de ambos grupos.96 p.ANTECEDENTES TEÓRICOS Y EMPÍRICOS 1. ESTILOS DE VIDA SALUDABLE 2. ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA 3. DEPORTES URBANOS Y NUEVAS TENDENCIAS 4. SUEÑO 5. CONDUCTA ALIMENTARIA 6. ESTILOS PARENTALES DE EDUCACIÓN 7. MODELAMIENTO 8. MOLDEAMIENTO 9. JUSTIFICACIÓN Y PLANTEAMIENTO DEL PROBLEMA DE INVESTIGACIÓN 10. OBJETIVOS 11. VARIABLES (O CATEGORÍAS ORIENTADORAS) 12. HIPÓTESIS 13. MÉTODO 14. RESULTADOS 15. DISCUSIÓN REFERENCIAS APÉNDICESPregradoPsicólog

Techos verdes, una alternativa para el desarrollo sostenible de la Universidad Piloto de Colombia, sede Bogotá

En la actualidad se pueden observar varios problemas muy recurrentes como lo son las inundaciones, contaminación del aire, agua y suelo, desastres naturales, estancamientos de agua, entre otros. Esto se debe a que el hombre ha reemplazado y desplazado gran variedad de cubierta vegetal por capas de asfalto, cemento y ladrillo. Un claro ejemplo es el Edificio “S” de la Universidad Piloto de Colombia, lo que se quiere hacer es crear conciencia en el ser humano de encontrar soluciones viables y amigables con el medio ambiente como lo son los techos verdes, para esto se plantea la implementación de este tipo de estructuras para intentar mitigar los aspectos antes mencionados. Este proceso se realizará en la terraza ubicada en el tercer piso del edificio “S” de la Universidad Piloto de Colombia en donde frecuentemente se puede observar que se presentan problemas de estancamientos de aguas lluvias generando de este modo deterioro en la estructura entre otras patologías, para ello se busca diseñar un modelo de techo verde extensivo de sedum. Para el diseño de este techo verde se tomará como guía dos documentos elaborados por la secretaria distrital de ambiente y la alcaldía mayor de Bogotá D.C. los cuales son, “Guía de techos verdes de Bogotá” y “Techos verdes y jardines verticales (guía práctica)”. Ya que estos dos manuales fueron diseñados específicamente para la construcción e implementación de los techos verdes en esta ciudadAt present, several very recurring problems can be observed, such as floods, air, water and soil pollution, natural disasters, water stagnations, among others. This is due to the fact that man has replaced and displaced a great variety of vegetation cover by layers of asphalt, cement and brick. A clear example is the Building "S" of the Pilot University of Colombia, what we want to do is create awareness in the human being to find viable and environmentally friendly solutions such as green roofs, for this the implementation of this type of structure to try to mitigate the aforementioned aspects. This process will be carried out on the terrace located on the third floor of the “S” building of the Universidad Piloto de Colombia where it can often be observed that there are problems of stagnation of rainwater, thus generating deterioration in the structure among other pathologies. for this purpose, they seek to design an extensive sedum green roof model. For the design of this green roof, two documents prepared by the district secretary for the environment and the mayor's office of Bogotá D.C. will be taken as a guide. which are, "Guide to green roofs of Bogotá" and "Green roofs and vertical gardens (practical guide)". Since these two manuals were specifically designed for the construction and implementation of green roofs in this city