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…
The question arises if the Aarhus Convention and the European Directives to implement the Convention are applicable or not to a permit that is ratified by Parliament given that the definition of “…
Public participation has been developed as an essential component of democraticgovernance in the world. At the same time, it is a supporting tool for informeddecision making. Public participation…
Access to environmental information (art 4) - The French Conseil d’Etat decided that it was illegal to refuse access to the document merely because it was of preliminary nature and would be preceded…
Costs - The Court of Appeal upheld a High Court costs order for the unsuccessful claimant (Mr Littlewood) to reimburse the defendant up to a maximum of £50,000 on the basis that the figure did not…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
