URV's Author/s: Krämer, Ludwig

Keywords: EU law right to participation in decision-making right to information Aarhus Convention environment

Abstract: The article uses the 20th anniversary of the Aarhus Conventionon25 June 2018 to retrace the development of the Convention during these twenty years. For the three pillars of the Convention - access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters-  it describes and assesses the main impacts which the Convention had on the situation of the European Contracting Parties, and points to the weaknesses of its practical application. Overall, it strikes a positive balance of the effects of the Convention, though it clarifies that significant improvements still remain necessary.

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/article