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Rights of Nature in Europe: The Spanish Lagoon Mar Menor Becomes a Legal Person

Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Following a popular initiative, the Spanish Parliament granted legal personality tot he lagoonof Mar Menor and gave the right to everybody to defend the lagoon’s rights in administrative or judicisal action. The contribution prsents the new Spanish legislation, places it in the context of global trends to give rights to parts of the natural envronment and points to some aspects, which the new legislation raises.
Institution: European Commission
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4361285376
FWCI: 25.31
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