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Finding a path to Europe for the rights of nature

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doi:10.4324/9781003318989-12
Authors
Elena Sofia Ewering · Andreas Gutmann · Tore Vetter
Reported year
2024
Reported language
en
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book-chapter
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In the year 2022, Spain declared the Mar Menor—the largest saltwater lagoon in Europe—a legal entity. This was the first time that such rights were granted by any Member State of the EU; rights of nature (RoN) still remain a conceptual novelty. This chapter attempts to provide an approach to RoN in the existing human rights law relevant to the EU. In doing so, it can rely on a steadily growing number of national legal acts providing for RoN but also on international developments. In a first step (A.), it will be shown that human rights and RoN are by no means in opposition but complement each other to create comprehensive protection of human as well as nonhuman entities. Secondly (B.), it will be examined how European law opens up to nonhuman demands in substantive (B.I.) and procedural (B.II.) terms. In particular, the brief conclusion at the end of the chapter includes desirable next steps for strengthening RoN in Europe.

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DOI
10.4324/9781003318989-12
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ISBN
1003318983 · 9781003318989

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Routledge
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Sea · Lagoon
Reported publication
2024-02-13

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Routledge
Edition
1
Series
Rights of Nature in Europe
Pages
180-195
Reported publication date
2024-02-13

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    Elena Sofia Ewering; Andreas Gutmann; Tore Vetter. Finding a path to Europe for the rights of nature. 2024. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318989-12

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    Elena Sofia Ewering; Andreas Gutmann; Tore Vetter. (2024). Finding a path to Europe for the rights of nature. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318989-12
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    Elena Sofia Ewering; Andreas Gutmann; Tore Vetter. Finding a path to Europe for the rights of nature. Routledge. 2024. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318989-12
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    Elena Sofia Ewering; Andreas Gutmann; Tore Vetter. Finding a path to Europe for the rights of nature. 2024. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318989-12

    UDTR Global Rights of Nature Legal Library. Finding a path to Europe for the rights of nature. Documentary record: https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-e307be350e77f2f8ff936d68c386b4a7/ · Last HTTP verification: not performed

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    Andreas Gutmann

    Elena Sofia Ewering

    Tore Vetter

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    Bibliographic / original publication source · https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003318989-12

    Bibliographic / original publication source · https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003318989/chapters/10.4324/9781003318989-12

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