R (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council Auteur Westaway N. Périodique/Collection Journal of Environmental Law | Vol.28(3), p. 523-531 Date 2016 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-091210) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Oxford University Press | Oxford, UK ISSN 0952-8873 Type du document Article en publication périodique Langue Anglais Pays/Territoire Royaume-Uni Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes, Environnement gén. Mot clé EIA Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Protection de l'habitat Mise en application Résumé 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. D'autres références Législation 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. Législation | Union européenne | 2011 (2014) Mot clé: EIA, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Patrimoine culturel Source: FAO, FAOLEX Législation Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Législation | Union européenne | 1992 (2013) Mot clé: Préservation de l'écosystème, Aire protégée, Biodiversité, Protection de l'habitat, Faune sauvage, Flore sauvage, Gestion/conservation, Espèces menacées, Chasse/capture, Équipement de chasse/méthodes de chasse, Collecte de données/déclarations, Protection des espèces Source: FAO, FAOLEX