The Mar Menor Lagoon Enjoys Legal Standing: and now, what?

Autor: Blanca Soro Mateo, Santiago Álvarez
Jazyk: German<br />English
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Verfassungsblog, Iss 2366-7044 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2366-7044
Popis: On 30th September, the Spanish Parliament has completed the ‘Mar Menor Act’, granting legal personality to the lagoon of the Mar Menor and its basin. It is the first legal text in Europe which gives rights and legal standing to a natural body. Notably, the process was initiated by a public campaign triggering the legislative procedure. As legal scholars, we fear that this move, although it constitutes a strong expression of ecological awareness, will not solve the lagoon’s serious environmental deterioration.
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