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Resources 'Article 9: 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…
NGO standing (Art. 2, 7 and 9) - Legal standing of environmental associations and environmental interests affected by entrusting external subjects with building duties.
NGO standing (Art. 2 and 9) - The concept of ”environmental interest” should be interpreted in a wide sense according to Italian law, including the historical and artistic value of buildings.
Public participation and omissions by public authorities (Art. 6, 7, 8 and 9) – The obligation to create a National Council of the Environment for public participation according to Italian law is not…
Access to justice – Two small businesses, located 3 and 5 kilometres away from a planned large scale shopping center, were granted standing in the Council of State to challenge the environmental…
Standing for an environmental NGO – The collective interest of an environmental NGO that is active in the region is sufficiently specialized and concerns land use planning,environmental protection…
The question arises if the Aarhus Convention and the European Directives to implement the Convention are applicable or not to a permit that is ratified by Parliament given that the definition of “…
Charges for supplying environmental information - such charges should include only other costs that do not arise from the establishment and maintenance of the registers, lists and facilities for…