{"id":157429,"date":"2025-05-23T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carrascobenitez.cl\/ecanas\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T01:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:38:28","slug":"ecanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carrascobenitez.cl\/en\/ecanas\/","title":{"rendered":"Esteban Ca\u00f1as"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;157380&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;123190&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;146555&#8243; el_class=&#8221;twocol&#8221;]<strong>Awards and Recognitions<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognized by Legal 500 as a Leading Associate in the Environmental Law area (2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law, School of Law, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (2015).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LL.M. in Environmental and Climate Change Law, University of Edinburgh (2022).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diploma in Administrative Litigation, School of Law, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (2016).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diploma in Natural Resources and Energy Law, School of Law, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (2015).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Activities and Memberships<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lecturer of Climate Change Litigation at the LL.M. Program, School of Law, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (2025\u2013present).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Member of the Chilean Association of Environmental Law (Achidam) and the Chilean Association of Administrative Law (ADAd).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law No. 19.880 in the Protection of Urban Wetlands and Climate Change, in The Modernization of Administrative Law: Reflections on 20 Years of the Laws on Procedure, Contracting, and Senior Public Management (Thomson Reuters, Santiago), 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Role of Judges in Climate Litigation: From Separation to Functional Balance of Powers, in Climate Litigation: The Role of Citizens and Judges (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona), 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five Years After the ICJ\u2019s Ruling on \u201cCertain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area\u201d: Uncertainties and Clarifications on International Environmental Harm, in Revista Ius et Finis Terrae No. 2, 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal Framework of Air Pollution Monitoring Stations, in Environmental Law Journal, Universidad de Chile, 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Water\u2013Energy Nexus in Chile: A Description of the Regulatory Framework for Hydroelectricity, in Journal of Energy &amp; Natural Resources Law, Volume 35, 2017.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jurisdictional Nature of the Expert Panel in the Electricity Sector and the Challengability of Its Decisions, in Economic Administrative Law Journal No. 22, 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Languages<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish and English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2015<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;0&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;915133&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; back_image=&#8221;156580&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132112&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;5&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; expand_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_image=&#8221;156581&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;108740&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;5&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His professional practice focuses primarily on administrative litigation, as well as advising on projects from an environmental and sectoral regulatory perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the firm, he worked as an associate in the environmental law department of Cubillos Evans Abogados (2017\u20132021). 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