ÁLVARO SÁNCHEZ MARTÍN – From Statute to Case Law: The Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention in Spain

The Aarhus Convention requires little introduction. It is widely acknowledged and praised by scholars as the foremost instrument for the protection of the environment – so much so that, in the Spanish context, it has even been described as «the common content of the right to the environment» enshrined in Article 45(1) of the 1978 Spanish Constitution.