Access to the courts - the UK
In 2005, the UK ratified the Aarhus Convention. This international agreement is designed to foster improved protection of the environment. Among other things, the convention explicitly states that citizens should be provided access to environmental justice. But the system isn't working. ClientEarth is bringing cases to ensure access to environmental justice for all.
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Access to the courts: an introduction
Europe’s citizens have the right to information, the right to participate in environmental decision-making and the right to go to court to secure environmental justice under an international convention which the EU signed in 2005. Known as the Aarhus Convention, it has the force of law. |
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