To Conserve and to Protect: Observations and Insights on the Writ of Kalikasan in the Philippines and the Judicial Application of the Precautionary Principle in Brazil (original) (raw)

This paper examines the judicial role in defining and protecting environmental rights in the Philippines through the Writ of Kalikasan and compares it with the application of the precautionary principle in Brazil. It argues for the judiciary's active participation in ecological justice and highlights the shift from a passive to an active role in environmental protection. The discussion encompasses concepts of ecological justice, the intersection of law and environmental rights, and critiques existing frameworks for their neglect of nonhuman entities.