Resources 'Article 9: Access to Justice'
NGO Standing before the Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice (art. 2 and 9) – The ECJ did not allow an environmental NGO to challenge a EU Regulation on cod fishing, as the NGO…
Appeal against a cantonal decision of shooting protected birds in order to regulate their population; access to justice – a decision by public authorities that may have an impact on nature protection…
Standing for the public concerned – An administrative authorisation procedure for a project likely to have a significant effect on the environment may not be concluded if an ENGO’s request to be…
Lord Justice Jackson, a judge at the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, reviewed the costs of civil litigation in the UK. In his report, he recommends to adapt the “Aarhus Rules” and extend them…
The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill establishes the legal framework for granting the Whanganui River its own legal identity with all the corresponding rights, duties…
Main objectives: How the Aarhus Convention has brought international and European environmental law to the Court.
Implementation: More and more references to the Aarhus Convention in the…
Main objectives: Collecting information regarding a proposed large hydro power project on the Vjosa River | Sharing the information with affected local communities | Awareness raising and…
Main objectives: Implementation of the principles of the Convention across the country.
Implementation: Supply of information, public participation in decision-making, adoption of new laws,…
Main objectives: The aim of the project (June 2015 – November 2017) and its follow up (December 2017 – July 2018) was to foster cooperation and exchange of knowledge between civil society, academia…
The EU and its Member States are parties to the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. The Aarhus…
