Welcome to ERA – Academy of European Law

Objective

This two-and-a-half day workshop will provide the participants with an overview of the three pillars of the Aarhus Convention. The focus will be on access to justice in light of the relevant European Commission Notice published in April 2017.

Emphasis will be given to legal standing, scope of the judicial review, effective remedies, costs for access to justice and time limits of procedures.

By addressing these issues regarding the relationship between Aarhus Convention and EU environmental law, this workshop aims at facilitating the handling of future national court proceedings relating to this topic.

Key topics

• Article 9(1), (2), (3), (4) of the Aarhus Convention
• European Commission Notice on Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
• Legal standing
• Scope of the judicial review
• Effective remedies / interim measures
• Litigation costs
• Time limits of procedure
• Relevant CJEU case law
• Preliminary ruling procedures
• Case studies on the topics
  

Who should attend?