Environmental law has exponentially grown in recent decades.
However, such law does not allow Nature with a capital N, and its
components, to defend themselves autonomously before courts. In
recent years, a new legal trend has arisen, aspiring to allow
Nature to act alone to defend its rights and interests. Would such
practice be viable? The following article will try to shed light to
different elements so that everyone can find an answer to that
question.
The Conférence du Jeune Barreau de Luxembourg
and the Association luxembourgeoise pour le droit de
l'environnement (ALDE) held a conference
entitled:
"Nature, subject of
rights"
The conference was led by:
Mr Charles-Hubert BORN, Professor at the
Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in public law,
environmental law and urban planning law; doctor of legal sciences;
graduate in Science and environmental management; lawyer; and
