Jurisprudence
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Legal standing of environmental associations and their local branches.
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
Access to environmental information for professional associations.
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
NGO standing – National environmental organisation, although not officially inserted in the list of recognized entities under the law, can be granted access to justice, on the basis of the discretion…
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
Access to environmental information and public participation in decision-making procedures for environmental NGOs.
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
Public access to environmental information - An NGO with the aim of protection of a certain area cannot be refused environmental information because of the organisation’s denial to justify its…
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
The definition of public concerned (neighbours) – Neighbours cannot appeal decisions which only concern the public interest as their individual interest is not affected.
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
NGO standing (art. 2, 6 and 9) - National legislation cannot limit the opportunity to appeal decisions likely to have significant effects on the environment to those alleging impairment of an…
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
Public concerned and the public interest – When an individual appeals a permit decision, both private and public interests can be invoked to advocate his or her cause.
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
Public concerned and omission by public authority – A decision of a supervisory authority not to apply for the revocation or updating of a permit (a so-called 0-decision) can be appealed and its…
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
Costs – The Court of Appeal held that the need for the claimant to have no “private interest in the outcome of case” (one of the “criteria” established in the Corner House case), is not decisive when…
Publisher: UNECE / Task Force on Access to Justice
