Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Role of NGOs: Empirical Findings and Legal Appraisal (The Avosetta Series, No. 6)

The Avosetta Series contains texts that present innovative discourse on European Environmental Law. This book, sixth in the series, is based on the findings of a research study on Access to Justice in Environmental Matters that the European Commission had commissioned in 2002 in order to provide input on the preparation of a proposal for a Directive on access to justice. In particular, the book assesses recent developments and the current situation concerning NGO's access to justice in environmental matters in a certain number of member states. And it presents empirical data on the number of cases brought by environmental associations.