A specialised apex court of equal rank to the Supreme Court, with exclusive final jurisdiction over agrarian, forestry, water and environmental disputes. It reviews land-titling decisions of the INRA and hears challenges to environmental licences, which makes it the decisive forum for rural land conflicts.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- specialised
- Court type
- Specialised supreme court for land and environment
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Seat
- Sucre
- Established
- 2011
- Composition
- Five magistrates serving six-year terms.
- Appointment
- Pre-selected by the Legislative Assembly and elected by popular vote.
- Languages
- Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Where an appeal goes next
Constitutional challenge to the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal.
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