Resources Keyword '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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
For the first time, the European Commission has set aside financial support exclusively for judicial training activities. All organisations envisaging to implement European judicial training…
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,…
On the occasion of the first session of the UNEA, A Global Symposium on Environmental Rule of Law gathered Chief Justices, Attorneys General, Judges, Chief prosecutors, Auditors General, leading…
