Jurisprudence

1. Jurisprudence Prepared by: Aphrodite Smagadi Mariah Kennedy

2. 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;

3. 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

4. Information Collected • 60 summaries • Jurisprudence • Parties • Signatories • US, Canada, Australia and others • Compliance Committee findings

5. Case Summary Template CaseSummary 8. Case summary

6. Jurisprudence Database

7. 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

8. Send the following to public.participation@UNECE.org • Requests for case summary template • Questions • Completed English case summaries