Five MPs—Frode Jacobsen, Kirsti Leirtrø, Kari Henriksen, Mani Hussaini, and Linda Monsen Merkesdal—propose a constitutional amendment to protect Norway's traditional right of public access to nature. The proposers argue that this right, rooted in Norwegian custom and currently governed by the Outdoor Recreation Act, deserves the same constitutional protection that property rights have enjoyed since 1814. The amendment would prevent the right from being weakened through hasty or arbitrary changes in law, and would bind the state and municipalities to respect it.
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Option 1: Add new Article 111 to the Constitution, stating: The right of public access to nature, together with corresponding duties, shall remain.
Option 2: Add new Article 112a to the Constitution, stating: The right of public access to nature, together with corresponding duties, shall remain.
Option 3: Add new Article 112b to the Constitution, stating: The right of public access to nature, together with corresponding duties, shall remain.