Aspects of participation in environmental law & the Aarhus Convention

At a conference to mark the first anniversary of the Convention organised by the Environmental Law Foundation, Lord Justice Sedley gave a keynote address setting out some of the critical aspects of participation in environmental matters. He emphasized that Aarhus, in spite of its restrictions both in procedural and in geographical reach, “ is path-breaking in the depth to which it seeks to democratise environmental debate and protection”.(Original source: http://www.elflaw.org/news/showarticle.php?action=display&id=26&type=elfline)