Title:
Minors Oposa v. Factoran
Party:
Philippines
Region:
Asia and the Pacific
Type of document:
National - higher court
Date of text:
July 30, 1993
Data source:
InforMEA
Court name:
Supreme Court
Seat of court:
Manila
Justice(s):
Eriberto. Rosario, Presiding Judge of the RTC
Abstract:
This petition bears upon the right of Filipinos to a balanced and healthful ecology which the petitioners dramatically associate with the twin concepts of "inter-generational responsibility" and "inter-generational justice." Specifically, it touches on the issue of whether the said petitioners have a cause of action to "prevent the misappropriation or impairment" of Philippine rainforests and "arrest the unabated hemorrhage of the country's vital life support systems and continued rape of Mother Earth."
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