Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee: Origins, Status, and Activities

This article aims to provide a background to a new series of reports presenting current casesrelated to the implementation of the Aarhus Convention. The article briefly presentsthe origins and legal basis of the Committee as well as its structure and procedures, pointing tosome of its particular features and providing some personal observations from members of the Compliance Committee.Article available at:Journal For European Environmental & Planning Law [serial online]. November 2011;8(4):301-314. Available from: Environment Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed June 13, 2013.