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Legal Standing in Environmental Cases by Danielle Ambrocio is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The USS Guardian, a US navy ship, ran aground on the Tubbataha reefs in the Philippines, damaging the protected area. Petitioners representing various sectors and future generations filed a petition against the US and Philippine governments arguing this violated environmental laws and constitutional rights. The Supreme Court ruled the petitioners had legal standing to sue, as the right to a balanced ecology belongs to both present and future generations, and petitioners could represent those generations. Th

Author

Danielle Ambrocio

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