Essays about: "The Aarhus Convention"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words The Aarhus Convention.

  1. 1. “The Convention, the implementation, and the renegotiation” : - Analysis of actor and interest positioning on the Aarhus Convention

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Aarhus Convention; Implementation; Ownership; Forestry; Forests; Values; ENGO; Industry; Willingness; Ability; Understanding;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in the Swedish forest sector, with the purpose to understand why the ratification has become so controversial and what the further implications may be for international environmental conventions. Employing a mixed-methods approach a three-part data collection of policy documents, media articles, and interviews with involved actors was done and later analysed through thematic analysis and an implementation-theory framework. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Aarhus Convention and Article 263 TFEU: A tale of two systems : An analysis on access to justice for environmental groups and private parties in the EU.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Måns Dunfjäll; [2022]
    Keywords : EU Procedural law; Action for annulment; Aarhus Convention; Aarhus Regulation; Access to justice; Environmental procedure; EU Environmental procedure; Procedural law;

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  4. 3. Climate change law and litigation in Sweden with scenarios from Europe : Possibilities for members of the public to challenge the state's responsibility for climate change through litigation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ana-Sofia Valderas; [2019]
    Keywords : climate change law; climate change litigation; Sweden; greenhouse gas emissions; Paris Agreement; European Convention on Human Rights; Aarhus Convention; environmental human rights; tort law; climate policy decisions; permit decisions; judicial review;

    Abstract : The Swedish government is legally obliged to conduct climate policy work that will protect nature and humanity from the harmful effects of climate change. Obligations related to the environment arise under Swedish domestic law, European law and international law. READ MORE

  5. 4. EU Climate Change Litigations: Dream or Reality? - Individuals' possibilities to challenge the legality of EU climate actions within the system of legal remedies in EU law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Fanny Vesterberg; [2018]
    Keywords : EU law; EU environmental law; EU procedural law; Climate change litigation; EU climate policy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In August 2018, the legality of EU acts implementing the 2030 emissions reduction target was for the first time challenged by individuals before the General Court. Their claim is that the target is insufficient in order to prevent infringements of fundamental rights caused by climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Aarhus Convention and the experience of public participation in environmental impact assessments : a case study of an onshore wind farm in the Republic of Ireland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Denis John Devane; [2016]
    Keywords : Environmental Impact Assessment; public participation; aarhus convention; experience of participation; wind energy;

    Abstract : Public participation in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process is essential to expediting societies’ shift from fossil fuels to renewable energies such as wind power. The current state of public participation in EIAs is highly contested as the debate on what can be done to improve it continues. READ MORE