Director's Profile
Dr. Mauricio Limón Aguirre
Director's Profile
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Escuela Libre de Derecho.
- Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Business Law from the University of Navarra, Spain.
- Master’s Degree in Environmental Law from the University of País Vasco, Spain.
- Postgraduate Specialization in Corporate and Economic Law from the Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara.
- Postgraduate Specialization in Environmental Law and Globalization from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Professional Experience
- Managing Partner at Limón Consultores, S.C. (2013 – to date).
- Undersecretary of Management for Environmental Protection at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) (2006 – 2012).
- Deputy Legal Counsel at the Federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) (2005 – 2006).
- General Legal Coordinator at SEMARNAT (2003 – 2005).
- First Head of the Legal Affairs Unit of the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) (2001 – 2003).
- Secretary General of the Government of the State of Jalisco (2000 – 2001).
- Undersecretary of Government for Legal Affairs for the Government of the State of Jalisco (2000).
- Secretary General of the Guadalajara City Council (1995 – 1997).
- Director General of Legislative Studies and Government Agreements at the General Secretariat of the Government of Jalisco (1998–1999).
He previously served as the Postgraduate Coordinator of Law and was a Professor at the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara campus, from 1992 to 1995.
Select Publications
- Limón Aguirre, Mauricio, “El derecho humano a la participación medioambiental”, en Muñúnzuri Hernández, Salvador E., y García-Villegas Sánchez Cordero, Paula María (coords.), “Sentencias relevantes en materia ambiental”, México, Porrúa, 2019, pp. 21-26.
- Limón Aguirre, Mauricio, “Los derechos de acceso a la información, la participación y la justicia en materia ambiental. El acuerdo de Escazú. Un análisis comparativo con el convenio de Aarhus y sus posibles implicaciones para México” Editorial Tirant lo blanch. México, 2020.
- Limón Aguirre, Mauricio, et al. “Marco jurídico del agua. Hacia una Ley General de Aguas en México.” Editorial Tirant lo blanch. México, 2022.
- Limón Aguirre, Mauricio, “La Zona Federal Marítimo Terrestre y los acantilados”, en Rocha Torres, Silvia Eugenia, et al. (coords.), “El derecho administrativo en el foro”, México, Tirant lo blanch, 2024, pp. 145-160.
- Limón Aguirre, Mauricio, “Los terrenos ganados al mar y la legislación ambiental”, en Hernández Meza, María de Lourdes, et al. (coords.), “Desafíos de la gestión y regulación ambiental para alcanzar un México más sustentable”, México, Tirant lo blanch, 2024, pp. 133-148.
Expertise and International Involvement
- Has participated in various seminars and delivered numerous lectures on environmental and natural resource law.
- Was an invited expert by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to review the Manual on Compliance and Observations of Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
- Has participated as an expert in the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
Memberships
- Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C. (Mexican Bar Association)
- Liga Mundial de Abogados Ambientalistas (World League of Environmental Lawyers)
Academia
- Professor in the Doctorate Programme in Business Law at Anáhuac University, North Campus.
- Professor in the Master’s Programme in Business Law and Specializations at Pan-American University (Universidad Panamericana).
- Professor in the Master’s Programme in Environmental Policy, Management and Law at Anáhuac University, North Campus.
Languages
- Spanish
- English
