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

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  • Ludwig Krämer Universitat Rovira i Virgili

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17345/rcda2408

Paraules clau:

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

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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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2018-07-27

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Krämer, L. (2018). Citizens rights and administrations’ duties in environmental matters: 20 years of the Aarhus Convention. Revista Catalana De Dret Ambiental, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.17345/rcda2408

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