The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention
One of the three main pillars of the Aarhus Convention is access to justice for members of the public. Access to justice can not only be provided for in administrative proceedings but also via criminal proceedings in cases of environmental crime. Members of the public with an interest in environmen...
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego
2022-11-01
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One of the three main pillars of the Aarhus Convention is access to justice for members of the public. Access to justice can not only be provided for in administrative proceedings but also via criminal proceedings in cases of environmental crime. Members of the public with an interest in environmental protection are especially environmental NGOs. In some European countries NGOs play an active role in criminal proceedings, however in many they are banished to the sidelines. This article describes the implications and requirements of Art. 9 (3) of the Aarhus Convention for access to justice via criminal proceedings, analyzes the existing ways for environmental NGOs to participate in Austrian criminal proceedings and presents ways in which criminal procedure law can be reformed to meet the requirements of the Aarhus Convention. The end goal is to make the prosecution of environmental crime as effective as possible.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4eea03a06d334a22b9bc2b9e961433152022-12-22T03:47:49ZengWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu OpolskiegoOpolskie Studia Administracyjno-Prawne1731-82972658-19222022-11-0120110.25167/osap.4772The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus ConventionLara Szalk-Unger0University of Graz One of the three main pillars of the Aarhus Convention is access to justice for members of the public. Access to justice can not only be provided for in administrative proceedings but also via criminal proceedings in cases of environmental crime. Members of the public with an interest in environmental protection are especially environmental NGOs. In some European countries NGOs play an active role in criminal proceedings, however in many they are banished to the sidelines. This article describes the implications and requirements of Art. 9 (3) of the Aarhus Convention for access to justice via criminal proceedings, analyzes the existing ways for environmental NGOs to participate in Austrian criminal proceedings and presents ways in which criminal procedure law can be reformed to meet the requirements of the Aarhus Convention. The end goal is to make the prosecution of environmental crime as effective as possible. https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/osap/article/view/4772access to justiceAarhus Conventionenvironmental crimecriminal procedure law |
| spellingShingle | Lara Szalk-Unger The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention Opolskie Studia Administracyjno-Prawne access to justice Aarhus Convention environmental crime criminal procedure law |
| title | The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention |
| title_full | The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention |
| title_fullStr | The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention |
| title_full_unstemmed | The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention |
| title_short | The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention |
| title_sort | participation of environmental ngos in austrian criminal proceedings in the light of art 9 3 aarhus convention |
| topic | access to justice Aarhus Convention environmental crime criminal procedure law |
| url | https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/osap/article/view/4772 |
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