Juan Auz

Juan Auz is a postdoc researcher for the TransLitigate project at Tilburg University’s Law School, where he examines socio-legal aspects of transnational environmental litigation, focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. Juan has worked for years in Ecuador on indigenous peoples’ rights in Amazonia as co-founder of Terra Mater and executive director of Fundación Pachamama.

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Precaution as Obligation?

On March 14, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) made public a landmark ruling holding Ecuador internationally responsible for the violation of various rights of the Tagaeri and...

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Climate Justice

Global South climate litigation versus climate justice: duty of international cooperation as a remedy?

Imagine for a moment that you are a Bolivian small farmer whose livelihood depends on the continuing flow of a river to water your crops. Now, due to climate change,...