Resources 'Article 9: Access to Justice'
GENEVA (17 September 2015) – “People have a right to know whether they are being exposed to hazardous substances or may be harmed by them,” United Nations human rights expert, Baskut Tuncak, said…
Public participation has become a recurring theme and a topical issue in the field of international environmental law, with many multilateral environmental instruments calling on states to guarantee…
Access to justice - private parties cannot rely on article 9, para. 3, of the Convention in order to challenge the legality of EU acts before the General Court or the Court of Justice.
ENGO standing – The open criteria in national procedural law must be read so as to enable ENGOs to challenge in court decisions on the hunt of wolves, which is a species protected in law.
United Kingdom - Supreme Court - Ambient Air Quality case (C-404/13) - Summary with link to judgment
ENGO standing in a case regarding UK compliance with EC Directive on ambient air quality.
Rights of ENGO’s in Criminal Proceedings.
Authors: Mirna Delalić, Ratko Pilipović, Damir Petrović; This document analyses the national structure and institutional framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina with regards to environmental…
Scotland’s top prosecutor has thrown his weight behind the creation of a specialist environmental court.The Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC said the measure would send a “huge and powerful message…
In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including the third pillar on the need for greater access for victims to effective…
To enable training providers to exchange ideas and find partners for further developing training for legal practitioners in how to apply EU law. The ideas are based on good practices for organising,…
