The Aarhus Convention: Coming of Age?

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Aarhus Convention: Overarching Themes Gregory Jones KC and Aine Ryall 2. International Law Origins and Scope of the Aarhus Convention Gregory Jones KC and Charles Streeten PART II: THE AARHUS CONVENTION AND THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE 3. The Effective Use of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee Fiona Marshall 4. Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee: A Practitioner's Perspective David Hart KC PART III: THE AARHUS CONVENTION'S ROLE IN THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL ORDER 5. The Aarhus Convention: Advancing the Frontier of Human Rights and the Environment Aine Ryall 6. Environmental Democracy and Aarhus Emily Barritt 7. Seeking Environmental Information: Rule of Law and Private Interest Emma Lees PART IV: THE JURISDICTIONAL IMPACT OF THE AARHUS CONVENTION 8. The Reception of the Aarhus Convention into the Domestic Law of Contacting States Gregory Jones KC, Alex Greaves and Daisy Noble 9. A Tale of Two Cities: Almaty, Escazu and the International Impacts of the Aarhus Convention Richard Caddell 10. Aarhus and the EU: Access to Justice Peter Oliver 11. Aarhus and Brexit Colin Reid PART V: THE APPLICATION OF THE AARHUS CONVENTION 12. Applying Aarhus: Rules, Guidance and Compliance Committee Findings Richard Honey and Merrow Golden 13. Access to Environmental Information Gregory Jones KC and Horatio Waller 14. Limitation Periods and Standing David Graham 15. Aarhus Costs from an English Perspective Simon Ricketts, Ricardo Gama and Conor Fegan 16. Interlocutory and Final Remedies Ned Westaway and Sarah Sackman PART VI: THE AARHUS CONVENTION IN NEIGHBOURING COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS 17. Aarhus in Scotland: Costs: Rationing Access to Justice? Ben Christman 18. Aarhus in Northern Ireland Gregory Jones KC and Simon Turbitt BL 19. Aarhus in Ireland Tom Flynn BL Part VII: CONCLUSIONS 20. The Aarhus Convention: Coming of Age? Gregory Jones KC and Aine Ryall