THE CITIZENS’ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, June 25, 1998 (entered into force Oct. 30, 2001) [hereinafter Aarhus Convention], negotiated under the auspices of the UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)...
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doaj-3e91c3e3780f42fcbb514933d2e18e022020-11-24T22:19:34ZengEditura Univeristatii "Stefan cel Mare" din SuceavaUSV Annals of Economics and Public Administration2285-33322344-38472014-06-01141(19)231237THE CITIZENS’ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Valentine Charlotte ENE0Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania, Departament of LawConvention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, June 25, 1998 (entered into force Oct. 30, 2001) [hereinafter Aarhus Convention], negotiated under the auspices of the UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), is the result of the efforts to establish international legal standards in the field of citizens’ environmental rights to date. Also, it is the first international document about public participation in environmental matters, developing the principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which stresses the need for citizen's participation in environmental issues and for access to information on the environment held by public authorities. Public participation, one of the three main pillars provided by Aarhus Convention, could be one of the key factors in involving the citizens in the protection of the environment and strengthening compliance and enforcement of national and European environmental law. Under European Union regulations, the right to participate in environmental decision-making process could be exercise more effectively based on European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) procedure. Therefore, the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), as introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, allows citizens to request new EU legislation once a million signatures from seven member states have been collected asking the European Commission to do so. This paper explores environmental citizenship within the framework of European Union (EU) environmental law.http://annals.seap.usv.ro/index.php/annals/article/view/518/648public participationAarhus ConventionEuropean Citizens’ Initiativeenvironmental citizenship |
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THE CITIZENS’ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
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THE CITIZENS’ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
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THE CITIZENS’ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
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THE CITIZENS’ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
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THE CITIZENS’ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
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citizens’ public participation under european union law and environmental law |
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Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in
Environmental Matters, June 25, 1998 (entered into force Oct. 30, 2001) [hereinafter Aarhus Convention], negotiated
under the auspices of the UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), is the result of the efforts to
establish international legal standards in the field of citizens’ environmental rights to date. Also, it is the first
international document about public participation in environmental matters, developing the principle 10 of the Rio
Declaration, which stresses the need for citizen's participation in environmental issues and for access to information on
the environment held by public authorities. Public participation, one of the three main pillars provided by Aarhus
Convention, could be one of the key factors in involving the citizens in the protection of the environment and
strengthening compliance and enforcement of national and European environmental law. Under European Union
regulations, the right to participate in environmental decision-making process could be exercise more effectively based
on European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) procedure. Therefore, the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), as introduced by
the Lisbon Treaty, allows citizens to request new EU legislation once a million signatures from seven member states
have been collected asking the European Commission to do so. This paper explores environmental citizenship within
the framework of European Union (EU) environmental law. |
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public participation Aarhus Convention European Citizens’ Initiative environmental citizenship |
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