Manuel Castañón del Valle is a Spanish lawyer specializing in Environmental Law and one of the pioneering voices internationally in the legal recognition of future generations. His work has shaped a legal doctrine of his own and a concrete institutional proposal — the Future Generations Defender — which are now gaining ground in the international debate on the recognition of the human rights of future generations and sustainability.
Professional background
He has practiced as an Environmental Law attorney since 1995. Since 2000, he has directed the Environmental Law Department of the Seville Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Sevilla, Spain), where he has accompanied the evolution of the field in Spain for over two decades. He chairs the Future Generations Foundation, and is a professor of Environmental Law at public and private universities and institutions across Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, where he combines teaching with spreading his doctrine among new generations of lawyers. He has spoken at numerous international Environmental Law congresses, and is the author of numerous books, articles, and research papers on Environmental Law and the protection and defense of future generations.
