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Citizens rights and administrations' duties in environmental matters: 20 years of the Aarhus Convention

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    Identificador: RP:2200
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/RP2200
    Autores:
    Krämer, Ludwig
    Resumen:
    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.

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    Autor/es de la URV: Krämer, Ludwig
    Palabras clave: EU law right to participation in decision-making right to information Aarhus Convention environment
    Resumen: 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.
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2018
    Tipo de publicación: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/article

  • Palabras clave:

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

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