Verduyn País/Territorio Bélgica Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Oct 31, 2001 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Conseil d'Etat Sede de la corte Brussels Juez J. BOVIN Número de referencia 100514 Idioma Neerlandés Materia Cuestiones jurídicas, Aire y atmósfera Resumen This case concerned the interpretation of the nature of the right to an healthy environment and the right to health protection. The claimant contested the authorisation to build a system of antenna relay.The Court stated that the Constitution entails a right to an healthy environment, the right to health protection and indirectly the precautionary principle (article 23 Constitution).The Conseil d'Etat affirmed that article 23 of the Constitution does not entail direct effect. Article 23 cannot be used as a basis for obtaining direct results or creating individual rights. Texto completo CE Belgium, 31 October 2001, Verduyn, n°100.514.pdf 100514.pdf