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Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK v. Ministerstvo ivotného prostredia Slovenskej republiky

Country/Territory
European Union
Type of court
International court
Date
Mar 8, 2011
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
European Court of Justice
Seat of court
Luxembourg
Judge
Skouris, V.
Tizzano, A.
Cunha Rodrigues, J.N.
Lenaerts, K.
Bonichot (Rapporteur), J.-C.
Schiemann, K.
Rosas, A,
Silva de Lapuerta, R.
Lõhmus, U.
Caoimh, A.O.
Safjan, M.
Berger, M.
Sharpston, E.
Šváby, D.
Reference number
C-240/09
Language
Slovak
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Access-to-justice Access-to-information
Abstract
The Grand Chamber rules that "Article 9(3) of the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters approved on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 2005/370/EC of 17 February 2005 does not have direct effect in European Union law. It is, however, for the referring court to interpret, to the fullest extent possible, the procedural rules relating to the conditions to be met in order to bring administrative or judicial proceedings in accordance with the objectives of Article 9(3) of that convention and the objective of effective judicial protection of the rights conferred by European Union law, in order to enable an environmental protection organisation, such as the Lesoochranárske zoskupenie, to challenge before a court a decision taken following administrative proceedings liable to be contrary to European Union environmental law".
Full text
Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK v. Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky english.pdf

References

Literature

Taking access to justice seriously: diffuse interests and actio popularis. Why not?

Author: Aragao A., Carvalho A.C.

In: ELNI Review | 2017 (2); p. 42-48

Publisher: Environmental Law Network International | Bingen, Germany | 2017

Literature | European Union

Keyword: Access-to-justice

Source: IUCN (ID: ANA-093780)