*[Enwl-eng] The Balearic islands are experimenting with a very unusual law

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      Can you legislate for 'wellbeing'?
      The Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean are an incredibly popular 
tourist destination for Spanish and foreign travellers. However, the 
features that make this archipelago a paradise are increasingly under 
threat.

      Last spring, the region's government passed a law that seeks to 
protect the wellbeing of its present and future generations. It is not the 
first such law in Europe: Wales, Finland and Hungary have similar 
regulations. However, regulating something as subjective as "wellbeing" 
presents many challenges. For example, limiting tourism would help preserve 
the islands' ecosystems in the future, yet it would harm the current 
inhabitants who rely on the tourist industry for their income.

      Thinking about how to implement the law before acting according to it 
is extremely important, not only for the Balearic archipelago but also for 
all those places around the world that want to join in regulating our 
wellbeing in the future.

      The decisions that public representatives are taking on our behalf are 
in question. A group of researchers conducted a study in 34 countries in 
which they found that only 38% of Europeans define themselves as 
"exclusively democrats", i.e. they do not envisage supporting any other 
system of government. This result sadly opens the door to consider other 
kinds of political systems, aside from democracy, as valid.

      The burning of several copies of the Qur’an in Sweden has raised 
questions about the line between free speech and hate. In seeking to 
understand the matter, we asked a lawyer to take us through the unique 
history of the nation's freedom of expression laws.

      Many of you have probably braved long drives during this holiday 
season. And it is possible that many of you also got carsick because of 
them. That's to be expected when we spend more time than usual in the car. 
But it's good to know a few tricks that can help make the experience more 
enjoyable – or less insufferable.

      Speaking of journeys, we'll just have to clarify that aliens probably 
have not travelled into our orbit. There is a good chance that there is 
indeed life out there. However, it is much less likely that it has managed 
to bridge thousands of light years to take a stroll through the Solar 
System.

      As we close this newsletter, half of TC Europe's editorial staff is 
getting ready for the final game between Spain and England at the Women's 
World Cup on Sunday. If you're one of those supporters, too, good luck 
trying to find a replica kit to wear on the big day. As this article tells 
us, women's football merchandise is depressingly difficult to find.

      - Claudia Lorenzo, Culture Editor for The Conversation Spain


      A new climate law in the Balearic Islands will protect the wellbeing 
of present and future generations – if such thing can be defined
      The Balearic islands have passed a pioneering law protecting the 
well-being of present and future generations. Can it be successful?

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      From: Claudia at The Conversation
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