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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