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Resources 'Article 9: Access to Justice'

The Constitutional Court of Armenia reviewed the constitutionality of the words "his/her/its" after the word "infringed" stipulated in article 3, paragraph 1 (1), of the Administrative Procedure Code…
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…
The definition of the public concerned – When deciding on whom should be given the right to appeal a permit decision, decisive factors are the distance to the activity, the nature of the emissions (…
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…
Standing for individuals – the right of appeal is given to any person at risk of suffering harm or detriment caused by a decision, if that risk is not merely theoretical or completely insignificant.
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…
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…
Access to Justice – After hearing the Court of Justice of the EU, the Belgian Constitutional Court annulled a number of permits that were delivered by a Decree from the Walloon Parliament, as they…