The Mar Menor Lagoon Enjoys Legal Standing: and now, what?
Soro Mateo, Blanca
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Álvarez, Santiago
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2022
Verfassungsblog
2022-10-14
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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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Soro Mateo, Blanca
environmental law
Intergenerational Justice
Mar Menor
Right to Environment
RIghts of Nature
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https://verfassungsblog.de/the-mar-menor-lagoon-in-spain-enjoys-legal-standing-and-now-what/
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
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