nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20221014-230645-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 221014s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20221014-230645-0 doi eng 342 23 Soro Mateo, Blanca Author aut (orcid)0000-0003-2007-0279 The Mar Menor Lagoon Enjoys Legal Standing: and now, what? Soro Mateo, Blanca Verfassungsblog 2022-10-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 environmental law Intergenerational Justice Mar Menor Right to Environment RIghts of Nature Álvarez, Santiago Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-6508-4976 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-mar-menor-lagoon-in-spain-enjoys-legal-standing-and-now-what/ raw object