In recent years, climate cases to combat illegal deforestation in the Amazon have begun to be brought before Brazilian courts. We focus on a lawsuit filed by the Institute of Amazonian Studies against the Brazilian state. The lawsuit seeks not only an order to compel the federal government to comply with national climate law but also the recognition of a fundamental right to a stable climate, for present and future generations, under the Brazilian Constitution. We argue that this case both exists in the context of a transnational movement, as it draws from existing rights-based cases, whilst also trying to develop this movement. This lawsuit seeks to establish that a stable climate system is critical to the protection of other fundamental rights. We consider what it means to seek a constitutional right to a stable climate through courts within the wider context in which national governance systems are constitutionalizing climate change commitments.

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保护巴西亚马逊的气候诉讼：建立稳定气候的宪法权利

近年来，打击亚马逊非法砍伐森林的气候案件已开始提交巴西法院审理。我们关注亚马逊研究所针对巴西政府提起的诉讼。该诉讼不仅寻求强制联邦政府遵守国家气候法的命令，而且还寻求根据巴西宪法承认为今世后代享有稳定气候的基本权利。我们认为，这个案例既存在于跨国运动的背景下，因为它借鉴了现有的基于权利的案例，同时也试图发展这一运动。该诉讼旨在证明稳定的气候系统对于保护其他基本权利至关重要。