Naslov
Environmental rights in the context of three legal systems – Stepping into the EU legislature’s shoes?

Autori
Attila, Pánovics ; Rajko, Odobaša

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Contemporary legal challenges: EU - Hungary - Croatia

Urednik/ci
Drinoczi, Timea ; Župan, Mirela ; Ercsey, Zsombor ; Vinković, Mario

Izdavač
Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Pečuhu ; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku

Grad
Pečuh : Osijek

Godina
2012

Raspon stranica
723-742

ISBN
978-963-642-472-5

Ključne riječi
environmental rights, EU agreements, Aarhus Convention, access to justice, national courts

Sažetak
Public participation in environmental issues is one of the most fundamental principles of global environmental governance. The involvement of the public is crucial to achieve sustainability. Adoption of the Aarhus Convention in 1998 marked a milestone in the development of environmental rights of the public. The Convention, although it only applies to the region of pan-Europe, has global significance. EU law should have been properly aligned with the provisions of the Convention with a view to its ratification by the EC in 2005. In order to achieve a comprehensive interpretation of environmental rights, a similar approach should be adopted in different legal systems. The judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU in Case C-240/09 (Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK) shows the indispensable role of the Court of Justice in the enforcement of the third pillar of the Aarhus Convention at national level, despite of the fact that the proposed directive on access to justice in environmental matters has not been adopted by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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