The Law of the Rights of Mother Earth (Spanish: Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra) is a Bolivian law (Law 071 of the Plurinational State), that was passed by Bolivia's Plurinational Legislative Assembly in December 2010.[1][2] This 10 article law is derived from the first part of a longer draft bill, drafted and released by the Pact of Unity by November 2010.[3]
The law defines Mother Earth as "a collective subject of public interest," and declares both Mother Earth and life-systems (which combine human communities and ecosystems) as titleholders of inherent rights specified in the law.[4] The short law proclaims the creation of the Defensoría de la Madre Tierra a counterpart to the human rights ombudsman office known as the Defensoría del Pueblo, but leaves its structuring and creation to future legislation.[5]
A heavily revised version of the longer bill was passed as the Framework Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well (Spanish: La Ley Marco de la Madre Tierra y Desarrollo Integral para Vivir Bien; Law 300) on October 15, 2012.
^Law on Mother Earth is passed, Evo will present it in Cancun. "Sancionan ley de la Madre Tierra; Evo la presentará en Cancun". La Razon. 2011-12-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
^"Bolivia enshrines natural world's rights with equal status for Mother Earth". The Guardian. 10 April 2011.
^Pacto de Unidad (2010). Anteproyecto de Ley de la Madre Tierra por las Organizaciones Sociales del Pacto de Unidad(PDF).
^Ley (Corta) de Derechos de Madre Tierra, December 2010, article 5.
^Ley (Corta) de Derechos de Madre Tierra, December 2010, article 10.
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