Access To European Justice For Environmental Civil Society Organizations

Author : Inga Immel
Publisher : Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Access to European Justice for Environmental Civil Society Organizations written by Inga Immel and published by Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes. This book was released on 2011 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines, in line with the demands of the Aarhus Convention, the participation opportunities for civil society organizations in the area of environmental protection at the European Union (EU) Institutions throughout the policy cycle as a whole. The study aims at alleviating the paradox that arises in litigation in environmental matters before the European Court of Justice. For this purpose, the current standing rules are assessed and potential reforms are discussed in detail. Based on the rules existing in, for instance, the EU Member States and the USA, the author formulates a proposal for a new article in the Statutes and Rules of Procedure of the European Court of Justice to allow for the submission of amicus curiae briefs.

Author : Piotr Staszczyk
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403512520
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Legal Analysis of NGOs and European Civil Society written by Piotr Staszczyk and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid widespread awareness and discussion of “the democratic deficit” and “shrinking civil space,” the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) becomes increasingly important. Yet the precise legal status of such bodies is ill-defined. Here, for the first time, is a thorough commentary and analysis of the position of NGOs and European civil society in the European Union (EU) constitutional system, bringing to the fore existing and desirable means of public participation in EU lawmaking. Recognizing that NGOs have historically been designed to meet the ends of civil society, the analysis focuses on the following topics and issues: means in EU law of advocating for the collective interests of civil society; unofficial means of influencing the EU institutions; access to documents and the European Citizens’ Initiative as means of exerting pressure on EU legislation; relations between the EU institutions and NGOs, including lobbying activities; bringing actions in the common good before courts and other institutions; the special role of NGOs in environmental protection; complaints to the Commission and the European Ombudsman; EU funding for NGOs; and transboundary philanthropy. Drawing on a broad spectrum of sources of law, including CJEU case law and relevant legal literature, the book offers insightful proposals leading to the democratization of the EU’s internal procedures that will allow enhanced cooperation of civil society representatives across national borders. In its thorough examination of legal tools that can respond to the “democratic deficit,” this book makes a distinctive contribution to the public debate on the future of the European Union, especially in the context of emerging threats to further integration. It will prove of great value not only to civil activists, academics and policymakers but also to everyone interested in European integration and affordance for social participation.

Author : Elena Petkova
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Closing the Gap written by Elena Petkova and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report includes analysis of national systems for public participation in nine countries - Chile, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Mexico, Thailand, South Africa, Uganda and the USA - and calls for reforms in the policy and practices of governments, donors, and international organizations for implementation of the commitments made at Rio to access information, participation and justice in decision-making.

Author : Sune Impgaard Schou
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Access to Justice for Environmental Groups in the European Union written by Sune Impgaard Schou and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9789264682696
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civic Space Scan of Finland written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the global level, civic space is narrowing and thus efforts to protect and promote it are more important than ever. The OECD defines Civic Space as the set of legal, policy, institutional, and practical conditions necessary for non-governmental actors to access information, express themselves, associate, organise, and participate in public life. This document presents the Civic Space Scan of Finland, which was undertaken at the request of the Finnish government and is the first OECD report of its kind. OECD Civic Space Scans in particular assess how governments protect and promote civic space in each national context and propose ways to strengthen existing frameworks and practices. The Scan assesses four key dimensions of civic space: civic freedoms and rights, media freedoms and digital rights, the enabling environment for civil society organisations, and civic participation in policy and decision making. Each respective chapter of the report contains actionable recommendations for the Government of Finland. As part of the scan process, a citizens' panel - also overseen by the OECD - was held in February 2021 and generated a wide range of recommendations for the government from a representative microcosm of Finnish society.

Author : Mar Campins Eritja
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000284670
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Union and Global Environmental Protection written by Mar Campins Eritja and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the EU can be a more proactive actor in the promotion of the principles of sustainability and fairness from a legal environmental perspective. The book is one of the results of the research activity of the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Environmental Law (2017-2020) funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme. The European Union and Global Environmental Protection: Transforming Influence into Action begins with an introduction of the key EU competences, instruments and mechanisms, as well as the current international challenges at the EU level. It then explores case study examples from four regulated fields: climate change, biodiversity, multilateral trade, unregulated fishing, and access to justice; and four unregulated areas: mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals in EU policies, and environmental justice, highlighting the extent to which the EU might align with international environmental regimes or extend its normative power. This volume will be of great relevance to students, scholars, and EU policy makers with an interest in international environmental law and policy.

Author : Marc Pallemaerts
Publisher : Apollo Books
ISBN 13 : 9789089520487
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aarhus Convention at Ten written by Marc Pallemaerts and published by Apollo Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 30 October 2011, it will be exactly ten years ago that the Convention on Access to information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, signed by representative of 35 States and the European Community at a pan-European ministerial conference in the Danish city of Aarhus in 1998, entered into force. This multilateral treaty, negotiated under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, represents the most comprehensive and ambitious effort to establish international legal standards in the field of citizens' environmental rights to date. Though some of these standards were inspired by earlier EU environmental legislation, many provisions of the Aarhus Convention went beyond the rights already guaranteed by the EU and compelled the European Commission to propose new legislature acts, most of which were adopted between 2003 and 2006, to bring EU environmental law up to the Convention's standards. Since its adoption over a --

Author : Francesca Romanelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Access to Justice in Environmental Matters written by Francesca Romanelli and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rachel A. Cichowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139462350
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Court and Civil Society written by Rachel A. Cichowski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Union today stands on the brink of radical institutional and constitutional change. The most recent enlargement and proposed legal reforms reflect a commitment to democracy: stabilizing political life for citizens governed by new regimes, and constructing a European Union more accountable to civil society. Despite the perceived novelty of these reforms, this book explains (through quantitative data and qualitative case analyses) how the European Court of Justice has developed and sustained a vibrant tradition of democratic constitutionalism since the 1960s. The book documents the dramatic consequences of this institutional change for civil society and public policy reform throughout Europe. Cichowski offers detailed empirical and historical studies of gender equality and environmental protection law across fifteen countries and over thirty years, revealing important linkages between civil society, courts and the construction of governance. The findings bring into question dominant understandings of legal integration.

Author : Nicolas de Sadeleer
Publisher : ISBS
ISBN 13 : 9789076871288
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Role of NGOs written by Nicolas de Sadeleer and published by ISBS. This book was released on 2005 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Avosetta Series contains texts that present innovative discourse on European Environmental Law. This book, sixth in the series, is based on the findings of a research study on Access to Justice in Environmental Matters that the European Commission had commissioned in 2002 in order to provide input on the preparation of a proposal for a Directive on access to justice. In particular, the book assesses recent developments and the current situation concerning NGO's access to justice in environmental matters in a certain number of member states. And it presents empirical data on the number of cases brought by environmental associations.