The Italian constitutional reform on the protection of the environment and the impact on migration and asylum: legal and ethical perspectives

A global trend of increasing recognition of the right to a healthy environment has recently emerged. The Constitutional Law No. 1 of 11 February 2022 on ‘Amendments to Articles 9 and 41 of the Constitution on environmental protection’ follows this trend and approved the reform of Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. The express reference to environment protection in the Italian Constitution paves the way for deeper reflections upon the protection to be offered to migration triggered by environmental factors, also in light of intergenerational solidarity.

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