WELCOME TO
THE INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS OF NATURE TRIBUNAL

Concept

Rights of Nature is a new approach to environmental law, which views nature not as a series of resources that human beings can use, but as a living subject with its own interests and rights. 

Mission

To make the Rights of Nature an inextricable part of our legal system and society demonstrating how courts and judges should treat environmental cases through the Right of Nature Tribunals. 

Values

That the interests of nonhuman beings are of equal importance to human interests.That we as a society need a fundamental paradigm shift in how we relate to Nature.

We Care About Nature

The Tribunal aims to create a forum for people from all around the world to speak on behalf of nature, to protest the destruction of the Earth, destruction that is often sanctioned by governments and corporations, and to make recommendations about Earth’s protection and restoration.

The Tribunal also has a strong focus on enabling Indigenous Peoples to share their unique concerns and solutions about land, water, and culture with the global community.

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TRIBUNALS' MAP

“To facilitate their efforts, Rights of Nature (RoN) advocates, Global alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), created a new international governing institution: the International Tribunal for the Rights of Nature. The idea was inspired by the International War Crimes Tribunal and the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, established by citizens to investigate and publicize human rights violations.

Just as these tribunals provided social pressure to create and strengthen international Human Rights Law, the International Tribunal for the Rights of Nature is meant to foster international Rights of Nature law.” 

– CRAIG M. KAUFFMAN and PAMELA L. MARTIN

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Volunteer Global Lawyers

If you want to join our team of volunteer lawyers for the Rights of Nature Tribunal please send your CV and a letter of intent.

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SUBMIT A CASE FOR THE NEXT TRIBUNAL

Submit here your case of potentially violated Nature Rights so it will be reviewed by the International Rights of Nature Tribunal.

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JOIN THE COMMUNITY

The Tribunal aims to create a forum for people from all around the world to speak on behalf of nature. Subscribe and join us.

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SIGN PETITION SUPPORT JUDGES

THE TIME HAS COME FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AND THE RIGHTS OF NATURE! Sign our petition to demand the United nations to take action.

Statements

Read a couple of testimonies and statements from our distinguished participants.

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Global Impact

Click on the pictures to revisit the moments lived in several Rights of Nature Tribunals.