European Economic
and Social Committee
Environmental protection as a prerequisite for respect for fundamental rights (information report – SDO) - Related links
European Commission
- Communication: Improving access to justice in environmental matters in the EU and its Member States & Guidelines on Access to Justice in Environmental matters (2017)
- Proposal: amendment of the Aarhus Regulation to ensure that environmental NGOs can challenge certain EU decisions that breach environmental laws, (The Aarhus Convention)
- Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain
- Political Guidelines for the European Commission 2019-2024, point 4: protecting our European way of life, which includes strengthening the rule of law.
European Court of Human Rights
- EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 37 – Environmental protection
- Convention: European Convention on Human Rights (article 2, article 8)
- Factsheet Cases on the Environment and the ECHR: some 300 environment-related cases
European Parliament
- Study 2021: Can Nature Get It Right? A Study on Rights of Nature in the European Context
- Briefing 2019: EU policies – Delivering for citizens: Environmental protection
- INI (ongoing): The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter
Others
- UN Conference on the Human Environment: Stockholm Declaration (principle 1)
- UNEP: The Global Climate Litigation Report: 2020 Status Review
- ClientEarth & Justice and Environment Project: Access to justice for a greener Europe
- National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs): Members across wider Europe
- Urgenda Case (the Netherlands)
- People's Climate Case (CAN Europe) & European Law blog article
- EEB, ClientEarth and Justice and Environment: obstacles to access to justice