2nd Edition

Enforcement of European Union Environmental Law Legal Issues and Challenges

By Martin Hedemann-Robinson Copyright 2015
786 Pages
by Routledge

786 Pages
by Routledge

786 Pages
by Routledge

Offering a detailed account of the various legal arrangements at European Union level, this book is an ideal reference tool for practitioners and legal scholars. As well as examining the principal sources of EU environmental law enforcement, it also contributes to the legal and political debates that surround the subject. Spanning three parts, the author examines the practical impact of the... Read more

1. Introduction  Part 1: The Role of the European Commission in Enforcing EU Environmental Law  2. EU Institutional Enforcement of EU Environmental Law - The General Legal Framework  3. Enforcement Proceedings Brought by the European Commission (1)  4. Enforcement Proceedings Brought by the European Commission (2)  5. Enforcement Proceedings Brought by the European Commission (3)  Part 2: The Role of Private Persons in Enforcing EU Environmental Law  6. Enforcement of EU Environmental Law at National Level by Private Persons: General Legal Principles  7. Access to Justice at National Level for Breaches of EU Environmental Law: The Role of the Court of Justice of the EU  8. Access to Justice at National Level for Breaches of EU Environmental Law: EU Legislation on Access to National Courts and Environmental Information  9. Private Enforcement of EU Environmental Law at EU Institutional Level: Access to Justice and Information  10. Private Enforcement of EU Environmental Law at EU Institutional Level: Administrative Complaints Procedures and Other Possibilities  11. Complaints by Private Persons against EU Member States: Implications for EU Environmental Law Enforcement  12. Complaints by Private Persons against EU Institutional Conduct: Implications for EU Environmental Law Enforcement  Part 3: The Role of Member States in Enforcing EU Environmental Law  13. Enforcement of EU Environmental Law by National Authorities: General Principles and Environmental Inspection Responsibilities  14. Enforcement of EU Environmental Law by National Authorities: Environmental Civil Liability  15. Enforcement of EU Environmental Law by National Authorities: Environmental Criminal Liability  16. EU Environmental Law Enforcement: Reflections

Biography

Martin Hedemann-Robinson is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Kent University, Canterbury, UK.