SUMMARY CHAPTER 1. THE PROVISIONS TO BE INTERPRETED CHAPTER 2. THE FACTUAL CONSIDERATIONS GIVING RISE TO THIS REQUEST SECTION 1: THE RELEVANCE OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE WIDER CARIBBEAN COASTS AND ISLANDS SECTION 2: THE SERIOUS THREATS TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE WIDER CARIBBEAN REGION A. The extreme fragility of the Caribbean Sea ecosystem B. Potential negative impacts of the Wider Caribbean region as a result of the construction and operation of major new permanent infrastructure projects CHAPTER 3. THE LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS GIVING RISE TO THIS REQUEST SECTION 1: QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS SECTION 2: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHAPTER 4. THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON WHICH THE OPINION OF THE COURT IS BEING SOUGHT SECTION 1: INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 1(1) OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (OBLIGATION TO RESPECT RIGHTS) A. The text of Article 1(1) B. Scope of State obligations under the Pact SECTION 2: INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 4(1) (RIGHT TO LIFE) AND 5(1) (RIGHT TO HUMANE TREATMENT/PERSONAL INTEGRITY) OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS A. the text of Articles 4(1) and 5(1) B. The right to life and the relevance of the environment for the inhabitants of the Caribbean coasts and islands C. The right to personal integrity and the relevance of the environment for the inhabitants of the Caribbean coasts and islands 21