Environmental Policy and Law in Portugal - Constitutional Principles and Framework Law for the Environment

23 maio 2018, 11:30 • Francisco Carlos da Graça Nunes Correia

Hierarchy of legislation in general and the specific case of environmental policies. Overarching nature of the Constitution and how it afforests the environmental issues in Portugal. The "double" nature of the environment: a right and a duty. The Framework law of the Environment: objectives, principles, rights and duties, natural components of the environment, environmental problems resulting from human activities, and need for integrating environmental concerns in all sectorial policies. The specific case of water in Europe and in Portugal. Important contributions of the EU Framework Water Directive and its main dimensions of innovation. The transposition of the Water Framework Directive into the Portuguese legislation.