The Aarhus Convention : an implementation guide / prepared by Stephen Stec and Susan Casey-Lefkowitz in collaboration with Jerzy Jendroska for the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Stec, Stephen.

Contributor:

Casey-Lefkowitz, Susan.

Jendrośka, Jerzy.

United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe.

Danish Cooperation for Environment in Eastern Europe.

Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making, and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (1998 June 25).

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making, and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.

Environmental law, International.

Environmental law--Europe.

Environmental law.

Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 186 pages ; 30 cm

Other Title:

At head of title: UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2000.

Summary:

The Aarhus Convention, adopted in June 1998, grants the public rights and imposes on Parties and public authorities obligations regarding access to information and public participation in environmental matters. This implementation guide to the Convention provides a general overview of the Convention's origins and its obligations, describes the Convention's structure and options for implementation, and analyzes each provision of the Convention. Of interest to policy makers and public authorities involved in the task of transposing the Convention into national legislation. Lacks a subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Notes:

"ECE/CEP/72"

"United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.II.E.3"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186).

ISBN:

9211167450

OCLC:

44909041