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L.P.D.S. and others vs Movistar Colombia and others

Pays/Territoire
Colombie
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Sep 10, 2015
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Supreme Court
Siège de la cour
Bogota
Juge
Luis Armando Tolosa Villabona; Margarita Cabello Blanco; Álvaro Fernando García Restrepo; Fernando Giraldo Gutiérrez; Ariel Salazar Ramírez
Numéro de référence
STP12221-2015
Langue
Espagnol
Sujet
Air et atmosphère
Mot clé
Santé publique Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air Principe de précaution Terrains urbains
Résumé

In this case, the plaintiffs petitioned the court for it to order dismantling mobile phone antennas installed on the terraces of the building called Agrupación de Vivienda la Esperanza.

The plaintiffs based their claim on the fact that those mobile phone antennas present a danger for the environment and for public health, especially for the children that are living in those buildings and that consequently, those antennas where violating the right of the plaintiff to a health and the right to a healthy environment. The court of first instance held that there was no evidence of that the electronic waves resulting from the antennas could be considered to be to be dangerous for the environment or the public health. As a result, the court dismissed the petition.

The plaintiff sought appeal in front of the Supreme Court. The judges of the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the court of first instance as they consider that there is no scientific evidence of the environmental impact of those waves and that the antennas were legally installed. As a result, the court dismissed the appeal.

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L.P.D.S. and others vs Movistar Colombia and others.pdf
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