Uruguayan Education and others vs MVOTMA and others País/Territorio Uruguay Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Ago 15, 2012 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 6ºTº Sede de la corte Montevideo Juez Dra. Elena MARTÍNEZ, Dra. Selva Anabella KLETT FERNANDEZ, Dr. Felipe Javier HOUNIE SANCHEZ Número de referencia 212/2012 Idioma Español Materia Tierra y suelos Resumen A case concerning the liability of the authorities due to their inaction in fighting the erosion caused by the river in the city of la Floresta. The plaintiff argued that the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of the Transport and the Municipality were liable for the damages caused by the erosion because they did not take any appropriate measures to protect the coastal landscape, urban infrastructures and houses neighbouring the river and the estuary, even a technical report realised in 2000 highlighted the importance of taking such protection measures. The court recognized the responsibility of the Ministry of the Environment and of the Municipality but not the one of the ministry of the Transport because it was not considered to have competency in that matter. The court condemned the Ministry of the Environment and the Municipality to financially compensate the owners of damaged buildings, and to engage into public work to rehabilitate the streets, houses and public utilities that have been damaged by the erosion. Texto completo Sentencia Nº 212 2012.pdf