jurisprudence prepared by: aphrodite smagadi mariah kennedy
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Jurisprudence
Prepared by:
Aphrodite Smagadi
Mariah Kennedy
The mandate
16. The MOP requested the Task Force:
(a) To continue to provide a platform for sharing of information, experiences and good practices related to access to justice, inter alia, by:
(i) […](ii) Developing a portal for the exchange of
jurisprudence concerning the Convention for use by judges, legal professionals, academics and other stakeholders;
Information Requested• 1) List of courts of last resort or instance, courts of
appeal and other high judicial bodies in English
• 2) Case summaries of judgments concerning either:• 1) Aarhus Convention itself, domestic legislation
that implements the Convention, or issues related to the principles of the Convention; or
• 2) Cases involving your country from relevant judicial bodies at the regional level, such as the European Court of Justice (EU) and the European Court of Human Rights
Information Collected
• 60 summaries– Jurisprudence
• Parties• Signatories• US, Canada, Australia and others
– Compliance Committee findings
[name and reference number of the decision/judgment]
1. Key issue
2. Country/Region
3. Court/body
4. Date of judgment /decision
5. Internal reference
6. Articles of the Aarhus Convention
7. Key words
9. Link address
Case Summary
Case Summary Template
8. Case summary
Draft Search Terms• Admissibility• Access to Information• Environmental Information• Access to Justice• Remedies• Public Participation• Standing and Sufficient Interest• Public Concerned• Public Authority• Public• Environmental Impact Assessment• Public recognition and support of associations• Freedom of association• Exhaustion of domestic remedies• Prohibitively expensive• Plans, programs and policies• Executive regulations• Aarhus Convention• Non-governmental organizations • Genetically Modified Organisms
Send the following to [email protected]
• Requests for case summary template
• Questions
• Completed English case summaries