Research Group on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development

Research Group on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Goals

The aim of this multidisciplinary group is to investigate and analyse the situation and legal consequences of environmental protection and sustainable development from the fields of legal philosophy, constitutional law, civil law, administrative law, tax law and criminal law, both specifically and jointly, since the environment is a truly horizontal discipline. The main objectives are:

1. To examine in depth the way in which the various sectors of the Spanish legal system deal with environmental protection.
2. Where appropriate, draw up proposals to amend existing legislation aimed at optimising the protection of the environment.
3. To investigate the possibilities of constructing a concept of the right to the environment and sustainable development from the theory of fundamental rights.
4. The aim is to carry out selective research, which is meaningful from the point of view of social, academic and professional relevance and, as far as possible, funded, so that the Group can take on specific orders from public and private institutions (opinions, working documents,  etc.).

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