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PREFACE I extend my heartfelt gratitude to my parents, godparents, husband, and children, as well as to all my teachers who instilled in me a deep respect for nature. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Pázmány Péter Catholic University and to esteemed Professor Gyula Bándi, who initiated me on the path of environmental law. I would like to express my special thanks for the thorough review work to Professor Lóránd Ujházi. I express my gratitude to János Szilágyi for providing reliable administrative support. I also thank Brigitta Pulay Hidvéghiné and János Zlinszky for the opportunity to participate in the book series “TeremtEsVedelem”. Special thanks are due to Jeremy Parrott for his expert editorial work. I also express my gratitude to the publishing house for its author-friendly efforts. “Onlya contemplative gaze can change our relationship with created things and lead us out ofthe ecological crisis caused by the rupture of relationships — with God, with our neighbour, and with the earth — resulting from sin.”! With the words of Pope Leo XIV. I thank the Reader for taking this book into your hands and for embarking with us on the journey of discovering the Rights of Nature. I ask that you, too, through a contemplative reflection, renew your loving relationship with our Creator’s most beautiful gift, nature. Budapest, Hungary Summer 2025 1 Devin Watkins, “Pope at Mass for Care of Creation: Ecological Crisis Requires Contemplative Gaze,” Vatican News, 9 July 2025, https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/ pope-leo-xiv-mass-care-creation-borgo-laudato-si-castel-gandolfo.html. 12
