APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT ADVISORY OPINION On November, 15, 2017, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued Advisory Opinion OC-23/17 on “Environment and Human Rights” in response to a request made by Colombia.358 The full text of the Advisory Opinion is only available in Spanish, however, in February 2018, the IACtHR released an Official Summary in English. References to this Advisory Opinion are made throughout this joint summary amicus brief. Given its relevance to the proceedings before the Commission, the Official Summary is included herein. 358 Solicitada por la República de Colombia, Medio Ambiente y Derechos Humanos, Opinión Consultiva OC-23/17 Inter-Am. Ct. H.R., (dated Nov. 15, 2017, published Feb. 7, 2018), available at http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/opiniones/seriea_23_esp.pdf. 80