{"id":120609,"date":"2026-07-17T09:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?post_type=library&#038;p=120609"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:01:21","slug":"case-law-of-the-aarhus-convention-compliance-committee-2004-2025","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/library\/case-law-of-the-aarhus-convention-compliance-committee-2004-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Law of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee 2004\u20132025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0fourth\u00a0updated\u00a0and\u00a0annotated\u00a0edition\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Case Law\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Aarhus\u00a0Convention\u00a0Compliance\u00a0Committee\u00a02004\u20132025<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Luisa Schneider and Andriy Andrusevych<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0is\u00a0now\u00a0available.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0publication\u00a0presents\u00a0a\u00a0selected\u00a0and\u00a0structured\u00a0overview\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Compliance\u00a0Committee\u2019s\u00a0findings\u00a0from\u00a02004\u00a0to\u00a02025.\u00a0Organised\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0Articles\u00a01\u20139\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Aarhus\u00a0Convention,\u00a0it\u00a0helps\u00a0readers\u00a0navigate\u00a0the\u00a0Committee\u2019s\u00a0interpretation\u00a0of\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0environmental\u00a0information,\u00a0public\u00a0participation\u00a0in\u00a0decision-making\u00a0and\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0justice.\u00a0It\u00a0also\u00a0includes\u00a0summaries\u00a0of\u00a0individual cases and\u00a0reference\u00a0tables\u00a0organised\u00a0by\u00a0article\u00a0and country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0collection\u00a0is\u00a0intended\u00a0as a\u00a0practical\u00a0resource\u00a0for\u00a0environmental\u00a0defenders, legal\u00a0practitioners, civil\u00a0society\u00a0organisations,\u00a0researchers\u00a0and\u00a0decision-makers\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0relevant\u00a0findings\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Compliance\u00a0Committee\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As co-authors\u00a0Luisa Schneider\u00a0&amp; Andriy\u00a0Andrusevych\u00a0explains:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn\u00a0the\u00a0face\u00a0of\u00a0biodiversity\u00a0loss\u00a0and\u00a0climate\u00a0change,\u00a0environmental\u00a0rights\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0just\u00a0abstract\u00a0legal\u00a0principles.\u00a0They\u00a0are\u00a0powerful\u00a0tools\u00a0that\u00a0enable\u00a0people\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0the\u00a0places\u00a0they\u00a0love\u00a0and\u00a0shape\u00a0a\u00a0liveable\u00a0future\u00a0for\u00a0all\u00a0humans\u00a0and non-humans\u00a0alike. 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