Abstract

This article addresses the changes implemented by Law 21.202 that protected urban wetlands in Chile. It shows that the increasing litigation around urban wetlands was produced by the lack of proper transitional relief. Through the lens of the Chilean Transitional Law, the shortcomings present in Law 21.202 and its implementation are highlighted. It makes a lege lata proposal to reconcile  the protection of urban wetlands with pre-existing activities, and another lege ferenda proposal is made to address future similar legal reforms.

Keywords

wetlands transitional relief stability