{
  "id": "nexus-ext-1-0007-390404",
  "citation": "Res. 30939-2026 Sala Constitucional",
  "section": "nexus_decisions",
  "doc_type": "constitutional_decision",
  "title_es": "Demora en resolver una denuncia ambiental",
  "title_en": "Delay in Resolving an Environmental Complaint",
  "summary_es": "La Sala Constitucional explica que, aunque normalmente remite a la jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa las controversias sobre el cumplimiento de plazos administrativos, conoce este asunto porque el agravio consiste en la falta de resolución de una denuncia ambiental, materia en la que su jurisprudencia permite el control de constitucionalidad; el fragmento no indica el resultado final del caso.",
  "summary_en": "The Constitutional Chamber (Sala Constitucional) explains that, although it normally refers disputes about compliance with administrative deadlines to the administrative-litigation jurisdiction, it will hear this matter because the complaint concerns the failure to resolve an environmental complaint, a subject in which its case law permits constitutional review; the excerpt does not state the case’s final disposition.",
  "court_or_agency": "Sala Constitucional",
  "date": "13/08/2026",
  "year": "2026",
  "topic_ids": [],
  "primary_topic_id": null,
  "es_concept_hints": [
    "denuncia ambiental",
    "plazo administrativo",
    "acto final",
    "recurso administrativo",
    "control de constitucionalidad"
  ],
  "article_citations": [],
  "keywords_es": [
    "denuncia ambiental",
    "demora administrativa",
    "plazos administrativos",
    "artículo 41",
    "control de constitucionalidad",
    "jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa",
    "Sala Constitucional"
  ],
  "keywords_en": [
    "environmental complaint",
    "administrative delay",
    "administrative deadlines",
    "Article 41",
    "constitutional review",
    "administrative-litigation jurisdiction",
    "Constitutional Chamber"
  ],
  "excerpt_es": "Sin embargo, también ha contemplado casos de excepción a lo anterior, como sucede en la especie, toda vez que el agravio se refiere a la falta de resolución de una denuncia ambiental. En este tipo de materia, la jurisprudencia constitucional ha estimado procedente la aplicación del control de constitucionalidad, de modo que se procede a resolver el sub iudice.",
  "excerpt_en": "However, it has also recognized exceptions to the foregoing, as in this case, because the alleged injury concerns the failure to resolve an environmental complaint. In this type of matter, constitutional case law has deemed constitutional review appropriate, and the Chamber therefore proceeds to decide the matter before it.",
  "outcome": {
    "label_en": "Procedural issue",
    "label_es": "Cuestión procesal",
    "summary_en": "The Constitutional Chamber decides to hear the matter despite the general rule of referring deadline disputes to the administrative-litigation jurisdiction, because the claim concerns the failure to resolve an environmental complaint; the excerpt contains no decision on the merits.",
    "summary_es": "La Sala Constitucional decide conocer el asunto pese a la regla general de remitir a la jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa las disputas sobre plazos, porque el reclamo versa sobre la falta de resolución de una denuncia ambiental; el fragmento no contiene la decisión de fondo."
  },
  "pull_quotes": [
    {
      "context": "Cuestión previa",
      "quote_en": "the alleged injury concerns the failure to resolve an environmental complaint.",
      "quote_es": "el agravio se refiere a la falta de resolución de una denuncia ambiental."
    },
    {
      "context": "Cuestión previa",
      "quote_en": "In this type of matter, constitutional case law has deemed constitutional review appropriate",
      "quote_es": "En este tipo de materia, la jurisprudencia constitucional ha estimado procedente la aplicación del control de constitucionalidad"
    }
  ],
  "cites": [],
  "cited_by": [],
  "references": {
    "internal": [],
    "external": []
  },
  "source_url": "https://nexuspj.poder-judicial.go.cr/document/ext-1-0007-390404",
  "tier": 2,
  "is_environmental": true,
  "_editorial_citation_count": 0,
  "regulations_by_article": null,
  "amendments_by_article": null,
  "dictamen_by_article": null,
  "concordancias_by_article": null,
  "afectaciones_by_article": null,
  "resoluciones_by_article": null,
  "cited_by_votos": [],
  "cited_norms": [],
  "cited_norms_inverted": [],
  "sentencias_relacionadas": [],
  "temas_y_subtemas": [
    {
      "Subtemas": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "nombre": "NO APLICA"
        }
      ],
      "id": 1,
      "nombre": "041- Tutela judicial efectiva. Justicia pronta y cumplida"
    }
  ],
  "cascade_only": false,
  "amendment_count": 0,
  "body_es_text": "ARTÍCULO\n41 DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA.\n\n(…) I.- Cuestión previa. Antes de\nanalizar el fondo del asunto debe aclararse que, a partir de la sentencia No.\n2008-002545 de las 08:55 horas del 22 de febrero de 2008, esta Sala ha remitido\na la jurisdicción contenciosa-administrativa aquellos asuntos,\nen los que se discute si la Administración Pública ha cumplido o no los plazos fijados por la Ley General de\nla Administración Pública\n(artículos 261 y 325) o las leyes sectoriales en\nlos procedimientos administrativos especiales, para resolver por acto final un\nprocedimiento administrativo -instruido de oficio o a instancia\nde parte- o conocer de los recursos administrativos\ncorrespondientes. Sin embargo, también ha\ncontemplado casos de excepción a lo\nanterior, como sucede en la especie, toda vez que el agravio se refiere a la\nfalta de resolución de una denuncia ambiental. En este tipo de materia, la\njurisprudencia constitucional ha estimado procedente la aplicación del control\nde constitucionalidad, de modo que se procede a resolver el sub iudice. (…) NQC08/2026",
  "body_en_text": "ARTICLE\n41 OF THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION.\n\n(…) I.- Preliminary issue. Before analyzing the merits of the matter, it must be clarified that, beginning with judgment No. 2008-002545, issued at 08:55 on 22 February 2008, this Chamber has referred to the administrative-litigation jurisdiction those matters in which it is disputed whether the Public Administration has complied with the time limits established by the General Law of Public Administration (Articles 261 and 325) or by sectoral laws governing special administrative procedures, to issue a final decision in an administrative procedure—initiated on its own initiative or at a party’s request—or to hear the corresponding administrative appeals. However, it has also recognized exceptions to the foregoing, as in this case, since the grievance concerns the failure to issue a decision on an environmental complaint. In this type of matter, constitutional case law has considered constitutional review appropriate; accordingly, the matter before the Court will be decided. (…) NQC08/2026"
}