Based on an original database of 49 rights-based biodiversity (RBB) lawsuits filed around the world, this article hypothesizes that rights-based norms and institutions are becoming increasingly important in legal challenges aimed at biodiversity protection. We explain retrospectively the antecedents and characterize early RBB litigation by constructing a typology of cases and legal arguments that litigants and courts have used to establish the connection between biodiversity and rights protection. We then, prospectively, draw on our RBB case database and the trajectory of human rights and climate change (HRCC) litigation to anticipate likely trends, opportunities, and obstacles for future RBB cases. We posit that future RBB cases will build on the foundations laid by pioneering RBB cases, will apply lessons from HRCC litigation, and will systematically frame biodiversity loss as a rights issue.

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生物多样性诉讼的权利转向？

基于世界各地提起的 49 起基于权利的生物多样性 (RBB) 诉讼的原始数据库，本文假设基于权利的规范和制度在针对生物多样性保护的法律挑战中变得越来越重要。我们通过构建诉讼当事人和法院用来建立生物多样性和权利保护之间联系的案件和法律论据的类型学，回顾性地解释了前因，并描述了早期 RBB 诉讼的特征。然后，我们前瞻性地利用我们的 RBB 案件数据库以及人权与气候变化 (HRCC) 诉讼的轨迹来预测未来 RBB 案件的可能趋势、机会和障碍。我们认为，未来的 RBB 案件将建立在开创性 RBB 案件奠定的基础上，吸取 HRCC 诉讼的经验教训，并将系统地将生物多样性丧失视为权利问题。