The defence of the rights of the sea as an integral part of Mother Earth is being pursued in Ecuador using the Rights of Nature recognised in 2008 Ecuadorian Constitution...A major hurdle towards holding...BP accountable for the assault on the Gulf of Mexico...has been crossed by the acceptance of the Second Labour Court Of Pichincha, Quito on...to proceed with the case...Defenceless persons, including Mother Earth, have a right for constitutional protection under Article 88 of the Ecuadorean Constitution...In the suit the plaintiffs demand...actions on release of information, restoration, compensation and a guarantee of non-recurrence.