Legal tools to deal with environmental emergencies: actions and responsibilities in the case of Repsol on the oil spill in the Peruvian sea

  • Carlos Rodrigo Zúñiga Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Abogado. Título de Segunda Especialidad en Derecho Ambiental y Recursos Naturales por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Docente adjunto de la Clínica Jurídica de Derecho Ambiental de la PUCP (Lima, Perú).
    Contacto: rodrigo.zuniga@pucp.edu.pe
  • Jesús Daniel Villanueva Saire Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Estudiante de la Facultad de Derecho de la PUCP. Miembro de la Clínica Jurídica Ambiental de la PUCP.
    Contacto: villanuevas.d@pucp.edu.pe
  • Aurora Rivera Torres Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Estudiante de la Facultad de Derecho de la PUCP. Miembro de la Clínica Jurídica Ambiental de la PUCP.
    Contacto: aurorarivera162@gmail.com
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18800/themis.202202.005
Keywords: Natural resources, Repsol, Contingency Plan, Constitutional, Administrative, Criminal and civil legal responsibility

Abstract

This article addresses the different legal tools that exist in the Peruvian territory to be able to deal with various environmental emergencies, especially those derived from the use of natural resources by private agents. This includes the following legal mechanisms: constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law and civil law tools.
Likewise, in order to be able to clearly portray the above, reference will be made to a case study that occurred a short time ago. This is the case of the Repsol oil spill in the Peruvian sea.

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Rodrigo Zúñiga, C., Villanueva Saire, J. D., & Rivera Torres, A. (2022). Legal tools to deal with environmental emergencies: actions and responsibilities in the case of Repsol on the oil spill in the Peruvian sea. THEMIS Revista De Derecho, (82), 93-121. https://doi.org/10.18800/themis.202202.005
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