AMPARO PROCEEDING: CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHAMBER TO DEFINE ITS JURISDICTION VIS-À-VIS ORDINARY COURTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL CERTAINTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE

Authors

  • Mario Peña Chacón Investigador independiente Author
  • Rafael González Ballar Investigador independiente Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/bbc8q796

Keywords:

Environmental and climate justice. Amparo proceeding. Environmental Human Rights. Conventionality control. Constitutional bloc. Pro homine and pro natura hermeneutics.

Abstract

This article examines the evolving jurisprudence of Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber in environmental matters, highlighting its shift from a broadly inclusive approach—grounded in the pro actione principle—towards increasingly restrictive criteria regarding jurisdiction over environmental amparo proceedings. 

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Author Biographies

  • Mario Peña Chacón, Investigador independiente

    Consultor, investigador, abogado litigante y profesor de derecho del Sistema de Estudios de Posgrado de la Universidad de Costa Rica y sus Maestrías en Derecho Ambiental y Derecho Público. Miembro de la Comisión de Derecho Ambiental de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) y corresponsal nacional del Centré International de Droit Comparé de l´Environnement (CIDCE). Correo: mariopenachacon@gmail.com.   ORCID: 0009-0003-3976-688X.

  • Rafael González Ballar, Investigador independiente

    [1] Exdirector del Posgrado en Derecho del Sistema de Estudios de Posgrado de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Exdecano, ex miembro del Consejo Universitario y profesor de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Costa Rica y de las maestrías en Derecho Público y Ambiental del Posgrado en Derecho de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Correo: rgonzalezballar@gmail.com.   ORCID: 0009-0004-9349-4720.

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Published

2025-09-30

Issue

Vol. 168 No. 168 (2025): Volumen 168-RCJ-2025

Section

Artículos

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AMPARO PROCEEDING: CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHAMBER TO DEFINE ITS JURISDICTION VIS-À-VIS ORDINARY COURTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL CERTAINTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. (2025). Revista De Ciencias Jurídicas, 168(168), 1-34. https://doi.org/10.15517/bbc8q796