Enforcing European Union Environmental Law

BOOK COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
DEDICATION......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
CONTENTS......Page 10
TABLE OF CASES......Page 20
TABLE OF STATUTES......Page 26
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS......Page 34
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 38
PART 1: THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN ENFORCING EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW......Page 62
2. EU INSTITUTIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: THE GENERAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK......Page 64
3. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (1): ART 226 EC AND ‘FIRST ROUND’ PROCEEDINGS......Page 82
4. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (2): ART 228 EC AND ‘SECOND ROUND’ PROCEEDINGS......Page 149
5. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AGAINST MEMBER STATES (3): SOME CRITICAL REFLECTIONS......Page 196
PART 2: THE ROLE OF PRIVATE PERSONS IN ENFORCING EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: SECTION 1: TAKING ACTION AT NATIONAL LEVEL......Page 244
6. ENFORCEMENT OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AT NATIONAL LEVEL BY PRIVATE PERSONS: GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES......Page 246
7. ACCESS TO JUSTICE AT NATIONAL LEVEL FOR BREACHES OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (1): THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE......Page 305
8. ACCESS TO JUSTICE AT NATIONAL LEVEL FOR BREACHES OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (2): EC LEGISLATION ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL COURTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION......Page 341
SECTION 2: TAKING ACTION AT EU LEVEL......Page 384
9. PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AT EU INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL (1): ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND INFORMATION......Page 386
10. PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AT EU INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL (2): ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES AND OTHER POSSIBILITIES......Page 444
PART 3: THE ROLE OF MEMBER STATES IN ENFORCING EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW......Page 480
11. ENFORCEMENT OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES (1): GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 482
12. ENFORCEMENT OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES (2): ENVIRONMENTAL CIVIL LIABILITY......Page 516
13. ENFORCEMENT OF EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES (3): ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINAL LIABILITY......Page 553
14. EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT: REFLECTIONS......Page 586
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 596
INDEX......Page 602