Data source
Date of text
27 Sep 2010
Country
Seat of court
Montevideo
Original language
Spanish
Type of text
National - higher court
Reference number
199/2010
Court name
Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 7ºTº
Justice(s)
Dra. María Victoria COUTO, Dras. Graciela BELLO, Mª. Cristina LÓPEZ UBEDA
Sources
InforMEA
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A case concerning the restoration of the ecosystem of the Laguna del Diario.
The Public Prosecutor considered that the Ministry of Housing, Use of the Land and Environment did not respect its obligation to protect the environment as it did not request a restoration of the ecosystem of the Laguna del Diario even though this ecosystem has been damaged by human activities.
But the Court of Appeal considered that the environmental degradations on the Laguna del Diario where not exceeding the limits specified by the law on negative environmental impact and therefore dismissed the appeal.