El acceso a la justicia de los pueblos y nacionalidades indígenas al derecho al medio ambiente sano en Ecuador. Caso Río Blanco

Abstract

This study analyzes the “Rio Blanco" judicial case, in which the Ecuadorian justice granted indigenous people the access to justice in order to protect their rights (to a healthy environment), because of the violation of due process by the State, which did not develop the free, prior and informed consent , in concordance with the ILO Convention No. 169. This work indicates that despite the efforts made by the judicial system, judges still present deficiencies on their knowledge on environmental law