The Rule of Law and European Environmental Policy; Legal Protection Against Acts of the European Institutions

RECHT AND UM-WELT; ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF PROF GERD WINTER, Ludwig Krämer, ed., Groningen 2003

12 Pages Posted: 25 Mar 2008

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Jan H. Jans

University of Groningen - Department of Administrative Law and Public Administration, Faculty of Law

Abstract

This paper discusses the case law of the ECJ which shows that individuals are deprived of any direct legal protection at the ECJ against environmental directives and regulations. The case of the Court of Justice shows that the ECJ has failed adequately to appreciate that the old remedies, designed to protect private interests, are inadequate to protect public goods, such as the environment.

Keywords: Environmental Law, European Law

JEL Classification: K32, K33

Suggested Citation

Jans, Jan H., The Rule of Law and European Environmental Policy; Legal Protection Against Acts of the European Institutions. RECHT AND UM-WELT; ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF PROF GERD WINTER, Ludwig Krämer, ed., Groningen 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1112425

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