Resources 'Article 9: Access to Justice'
Residents of the Kapan city in Armenia brought a collective lawsuit before the court of first instance against Armenian Sewerage Company, requiring the company to provide for wastewater treatment and…
Standing for a non-governmental organization – The Cassation Court of Armenia in 2009 stated that Ecoera, an environmental non-governmental organization, has access to justice before the court in…
An injunction to stop works at the industrial port of Granadilla was granted with no bond requirement.
Costs - The Outer Court of Session (Scotland) stated that the criteria for making a Protective Cost Order (PCO) were satisfied in an environmental case and ordered that if the petitioner – an…
Costs – The Court of Appeal held that the “criteria” established in the Corner House case regarding the granting of Protective Costs Orders (PCOs) have general applicability, but must not be dealt…
Public concerned (neighbours) – The ambition of the Swedish Environmental Code is to introduce a uniform and generous definition of “the public concerned”. Each person who can suffer any damage or…
The public interest and the scope of environmental impact assessment –Individuals, who are affected by a local development plan are able to invoke the public interest to advocate their cause. An…
Public concerned and omission by public authority – A decision of a supervisory authority not to intervene in a certain activity (a so-called 0-decision) can be appealed and its substance can be…
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.
Public concerned and omission by public authority – A decision of a supervisory authority not to intervene in a certain activity (a so-called 0-decision) can be appealed and its substance can be…
