Resources 'Article 9: Access to Justice'
Costs – The Court of Appeal endorsed the flexible approach adopted in the cases of Compton and Buglife and considered that, in principle,there would be no barrier to the granting of a Protective Cost…
Costs - The Court of Appeal established guidelines for the judge’s discretion as to cost recovery from an unsuccessful claimant in public law cases, particularly with regard to preparation costs.
Several non-governmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Government and a miningcompany, disputing the legality of an environmental impact assessment to conduct miningactivities in the…
Standing for individuals (art. 2.5, 9.3) - Residents of a municipality are allowed to bring, on behalf of an inactive municipality, an action for cessation of building activities that harms the…
Issue 6 of Biosafety Protocol News is a special issue on public awareness and participation regarding living modified organisms. It includes articles by the experts from government, academia, civil…
The international expert meeting was held on 19-20 May 2008 in Cologne, Germany. The aim of the meeting was to provide a forum in which interested Governments (including representatives of interested…
Guidelines for the development of national legislation on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters were adopted by the Governing Council of the…
This handbook summarizes the key European legal principles in the area of access to justice. It seeks to raise awareness and improve knowledge of relevant legal standards set by the European Union…
