Un espacio protegido por del Derecho ambiental europeo en el Norte de África: las Islas Chafarinas

A TERRITORY PROTECTED BY EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN NORTH AFRICA: THE CHAFARINAS ISLANDSThe archipelago of the Chafarinas Islands is easternmost Spanish territories in North Africa. It shares with rest rocks and islands fact that it outside framework Spain’s decentralised territorial administration depends directly on central State administration. Like Africa (including Ceuta Melilla), has been subject claims by Morocco since its independence. Its maritime areas, like Africa, have not formally demarcated domestic legal system.In short, a territory special vulnerability disputes recurrent political crises Morocco. Unlike whose titles are based derivative methods acquiring territory, incorporation into national was carried out virtue an original method, occupation.A singularity this small derives from whole protected area under European environmental law. Recognition Commission some ways reinforces position. At same time, values provide opportunities for cross-border cooperation Morocco, possibility using potential instruments building mutual trust, which should be each party being able to safeguard initial positions.