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The rights guaranteed under the Aarhus Convention enable members of the public, including environmental non-governmental organisations, to act to defend the environment in the public interest.
This lecture delves into the role and influence of the Convention and its innovative compliance mechanism. It identifies significant new developments within the Aarhus framework concerning the protection of environmental defenders and broader threats to democracy and the rule of law. It offers insights into the complex process of integrating international environmental law obligations into domestic legal frameworks and reflects on the many challenges surrounding successful implementation.
It concludes with a brief look to the future and a renewed call for effective accountability mechanisms to uphold the rule of law and to protect participatory rights in environmental matters.
The rights guaranteed under the Aarhus Convention enable members of the public, including environmental non-governmental organisations, to act to defend the environment in the public interest.
This lecture delves into the role and influence of the Convention and its innovative compliance mechanism. It identifies significant new developments within the Aarhus framework concerning the protection of environmental defenders and broader threats to democracy and the rule of law. It offers insights into the complex process of integrating international environmental law obligations into domestic legal frameworks and reflects on the many challenges surrounding successful implementation.
It concludes with a brief look to the future and a renewed call for effective accountability mechanisms to uphold the rule of law and to protect participatory rights in environmental matters.
