Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law · 2023 · 24 citations · 0 references
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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.