Environmental challenges of Biscay Bay: an approach from Public Law
Env. Law. Enforcement Conference
SS, June 2014
Xabier Ezeizabarrena,
Phd Law, The University of the Basque Country
Lawyer of the Bar of Gipuzkoa
Email: [email protected]
http://www.ezeizabarrena.eu
I. Foreword
a) The Spanish/Basque legal framework
b) Environment v. sovereignty c) The + impact of EU Law: Water,
Energy, Agriculture, Biodiversity & Fisheries
d) Usual failure of enforcement e) The role of article 45 of the
Spanish Constitution
II.
Environmental law, fisheries and
conservation
a) 5 different public bodies v. a tiny piece of planet
b) Economy v. Sustainable Development
c) On fisheries: The Judgment of the CJEU, 12-7-2005
III. Main challenges on fisheries…
a) Access to resources (traditional fleet)
b) Traditional v. industrial fleets
c) Towards a legal recognition of artisanal fisheries
d) Rights of fisher people v. ITQ e) Other economic and social
measures
IV. Some conclusions
1. Environment v. sovereignty 2. The pending challenge of
enforcement 3. EU: a free market v.
sustainable development 4. The reasons for
environmental law: economy, public health, ethics or mere “green label”??