R (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council Autor Westaway N. Título de serie Journal of Environmental Law | Vol.28(3), p. 523-531 Fecha 2016 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-091210) Editor | Lugar de publicación Oxford University Press | Oxford, UK ISSN 0952-8873 Tipo de documento Artículo en publicación Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Reino Unido Materia Medio ambiente gen., Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave EIA Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Cumplimiento/aplicación Protección del hábitat Resumen The decision of the UK Supreme Court in R (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council marks a watershed in the approach of the British courts to European Union (EU) environmental law challenges. In particular, it confirms that domestic principles of discretion will apply to public law remedies, even when breaches of EU law have been established. How that is to be achieved without compromising the essential rights guaranteed by EU Directives is a difficult question. The UK’s transposition of the procedural rights from Directive 2011/92/EU (Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive), in particular, has been much litigated and it has been held that there are limits to reliance on discretion in granting remedies at the national level. Champion is also notable for drawing a clear line between EIA and ‘appropriate assessment’ under Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive). The practical consequences of Champion are to some extent reduced by the insertion of sections 31(2A) and (3C) into the Senior Courts Act 1981 by the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, and may be further reduced by the likely rearrangements to the legal order following the UK referendum decision of 23 June 2016; however, Champion is undoubtedly a significant decision. Otras referencias Legislación Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Legislación | Unión Europea | 2011 (2014) Palabra clave: EIA, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Patrimonio cultural Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Legislación Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Legislación | Unión Europea | 1992 (2013) Palabra clave: Conservación del ecosistema, Zona protegida, Biodiversidad, Protección del hábitat, Fauna silvestre, Flora silvestre, Ordenación/conservación, Especies en peligro, Caza/captura, Armas de caza/métodos de caza, Recopilación de datos/informes, Protecíon de las especies Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX