Access to justice in environmental matters Sample Clauses

Access to justice in environmental matters. Access to justice provide the foundation of the environmental rights, as it facilitates the ability of the members of the public to enforce their right to be informed, to participate, and to hold public authorities and polluters accountable for environmental harm. The third pillar of the Agreement enforces both the first and second pillars in domestic legal systems. Access to justice ensures that standards for implementation of the other two pillars will be fostered and upheld in a fair, judicious and effective manner.52 Access to judicial and administrative mechanisms must be ensured to challenge and appeal, with respect to substance and procedure, any decision, act or omission related to access to environmen- tal information,53 and to participation in environmental decision-making processes.54 Moreover, Article 8(2)(c) provides a mechanism for the members of the public to enforce environmental law directly.55 Parties are required to make special efforts in order to guarantee the right of access to justice in accordance with the guarantees of due process.56 To guarantee the right of access to justice, there is a need for: − competent State entities with access to expertise, 47 Escazú Agreement, Art. 7(3) 48 Escazú Agreement, Art. 7(7) 49 Escazú Agreement, Art. 7(6)(a)-(d) 50 Escazú Agreement, Art. 7(16) 51 Escazú Agreement, Art. 7(8) 52 Putting Rio Principle 10 into Action, An Implementation Guide, United Nations Environment Programme, October 2015, p. 12.
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Access to justice in environmental matters. 1. Each Party shall promote public awareness of environmental laws and policies, including enforcement and compliance procedures, by ensuring that relevant information is publicly available.
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