Resources 'rights of nature'
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Costs – The Court of Appeal held that the need for the claimant to have no “private interest in the outcome of case” (one of the “criteria” established in the Corner House case), is not decisive when…
Costs – The first case in which the Court of Appeal expressed concern about the high legal costs incurred by claimants in environmental litigation. The Court remarked that this may be a potent factor…
Costs – The Court of Appeal established guidelines for the level of“reciprocal costs caps” for claimants in relation to the granting of Protective Cost Order (PCO). The Court rejected the notion that…
NGO standing (art. 2.5, 9.2) – The Administrative Appeals Court of Schleswig granted an environmental NGO standing to appeal a zoning plan, stating that EU Directive 2003/35/EC was directly…
Those countries that ratified the Aarhus Convention, and the European Union, committed themselves to promote the application of the principles of the Convention in international environmental…
Further to a reference for a preliminary ruling, the Court ruled that "Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention does not have direct effect in EU law. It is, however, for the referring court to…
On 22 March 2011, the General Court of the European Union found that the Council of the EU wrongly refused to disclose the identity of countries taking positions on reform of the EU’s access to…
Tbilisi is the first capital city in the Eastern Partnership countries of the EU to sign the Covenant of Mayors and together with other important obligations, the city become responsible for…
Marking the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Aarhus Convention, the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties is organized at the kind invitation of the Government of the Republic…
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America has just released a report "Taking Stock: North American Pollutant Releases and Transfers" analysing the data on pollutant…
