HARMONIZATION OF LEGAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS IN MERCOSUR COUNTRIES

This article discusses the need to harmonize legal environmental standards under the legal systems of MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela). The main MERCOSUR legal texts considers harmonization essential to advance regional integration processes, but through litera...

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Published in:Ambiente & sociedade 2015-10, Vol.18 (4)
Main Authors: OLIVEIRA, CELSO MARAN DE, ESPÍNDOLA, ISABELA BATTISTELLO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Common markets
Constitutional law
Economic development
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Environmental science
Labor contracts
Law
Macroeconomics
Sustainable development
Tariffs
Treaties
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Summary:This article discusses the need to harmonize legal environmental standards under the legal systems of MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela). The main MERCOSUR legal texts considers harmonization essential to advance regional integration processes, but through literature review the incorporation of these determinations is slow and only certain similarities in the environmental field appears on all domestic jurisdictions, mainly in constitutional texts. In order to contribute to this harmonization process, it will be presented the main constitutional and infra forecasts of the Member States and argued how it has become apparent that these States should move forward in this process to achieve this important and necessary harmonization of the environment field.
ISSN:1414-753X
1809-4422
DOI:10.1590/1809-4422ASOC635V1842015