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2024

Julien Bétaille: A human’s Liberty to Protect Wild Animals: Challenging Nature Rights Dogmas and Renewing of European Environmental Legal Culture

Nicolas de Sadeleer: Belgian public authorities held liable for flawed climate policy: Klimaatzaak case

Marga Robesin: A Water Scarcity Treaty for the Future

Anthony Falgas: Incentive-based pricing in the financing of public waste collection and treatment services

2023

Jerzy Jendrośka and Alina Anapyanova: Towards a Green Energy Transition: REPowerEU Directive vs Environmental Acquis?

Martin Führ, Claudia Schreider, Lukas Meub et al.: Evaluation of SEA practice in Germany - based on 143 case studies

2022

Patrick ten Brink: ‘Responsible Regulation’ instead of ‘Better Regulation’ – is the European Commission’s better regulation proposal fit for future?

Niels Hoek: The Framework of REDD+ through the lens of CBD Natural Ecosystem Values

Lara Schmitt: The Private Sector’s Environmental Information Duty According to the Aarhus Convention

André Conrad, Sarah E. DeTroy, Miriam Dross, Karl Eckert, Valentin Meilinger and Alice Schröder: Advancing the New European Bauhaus: Sustainable Mobility and Resilient Urban Spaces for a Better Quality of Life – the AdNEB project (Recent Developments)

Gerhard Roller: Roadmap to Europe. Ukraine‘s EU membership application and the environmental acquis communautaire

Yelyzaveta Aleksyeyeva, Serhiy Vykhryst, Dmytro Skrylnikov and Svitlana Sushko: Prerequisites and certain aspects of implementation of an integrated approach to regulating industrial pollution in Ukraine

Serhiy Vykhryst: Implementation of water sector acquis in Ukraine

Gerhard Roller and Tetiana Tevkun: State of the acquis communautaire in environmental matters in Ukraine: waste management

Yelyzaveta Aleksyeyeva: Public participation in decisions on specific activities in Ukraine: state of the art and way forward

Nataliya Andrusevych: Approximation of environmental legislation: on the way to EU membership

Julien Bétaille: Climate litigation in France, a reflection of trends in environmental litigation

2021

Eckard Rehbinder: The power of environmental law – 30 years of European environmental law: developments and perspectives

Kathleen Garnett: Novelty, ignorance and the unknown: Uncertain science and the frontiers of science doctrine

Michael Öttinger: Evaluating the draft of the European Battery Regulation – from an end-of-life perspective to a lifecycle approach

Alina Anapyanova: Conference report: The Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive - joy or sadness at the 20th birthday?

Alina Anapyanova and Jerzy Jendrośka: Conference report: Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive - in search of consistency with climate, energy and circular economy policies?

Alina Anapyanova and Thomas Ormond: Conference report: Protection of groundwater under the Water Framework Directive - Member States obligations and recent judgements

Gerhard Roller: Book review: Environmental principles

2020

Ludwig Krämer: Gene drives and the EU

Nicolas de Sadeleer: The Hoge Raad judgment of 20 December 2019 in the Urgenda case: an overcautious policy for reducing GHG emissions breaches Articles 2 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Marlene Ågerstrand: Better reporting of science to improve regulatory decision-making

Marco Onida: Forest and forestry policy between the EU and its Member States

Carolin Isabel Schwarz: Product policies for a Circular Economy. elni 2020 event cycle “Green Deal – A way forward for EU environmental legislation?”

2019

Thomas Bunge: Strategic Environmental Assessment: The Term "Plans and Programmes" as interpreted by the European Court of Justice

Ulrike Weiland: Strategic Environmental Assessment in Air Quality Planning in Germany

Attracta Uí Bhroin: Remedying Failures to Conduct EIA, Schould Not Result in a Game of Snakes and Ladders. Comment on CJEU Case C-261/18 of 12 November 2019

Simon Johannes Winkler-Portmann: Compliance Challenges of the Automotive Industry Concerning Obligations of Article 33 REACH

Silke Kleihauer and Leonie Lennartz: Market Opportunities for “More Sustainable Chemistry” Through the REACH Regulation. Results from a Case Study of the Global Supply Chains in the Textile and Sporting Goods Industry

Henning Friege, Beate Kummer, Klaus-Günter Steinhäuser, Joachim Wuttke and Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl: Tricky Relationships: Chemicals, Waste and Product Legislation

Martin Wimmer: International Conference on Green Chemistry on 5th /6th November 2018 in Vienna

2/2018

Julian Schenten, Martin Führ and Leonie Lennartz: EU traceability of substances in articles: supply chain communication challenges and the perspective of full matrial declaration (FMD)

Antonia Reihlen, Heidrun Fammler, Arne Jamtrot, Martyn Futter and Jana Simanovska: Substitution requires all possible support

Ludwig Krämer: EU Emission into the environment and confidentiality - Comment on General Court, case T-545/11 of 21 November 2018

Delphine Misonne: EU Dieselgate: unveiling the weirdness of the EU's attitude to compliance on environmental matters

William Rundle: Listen to the people: Friends of the Earth challenge 'Brexit' public participation

Leonie Lennartz: Transparency for sustainable development: Impulse for learning processes in the value chain and in consumer behaviour

1/2018

Ludwig Krämer: The genome editing technique is covered by Directive 2001/18 - Comment on Advocate Bobek's Opinion in case C-528/16

Summer Kern and Gregor Schamschula: The ECJ Rules Environmental NGOs Must Have Access to Justice in Water Law Procedures

Erjon Muharremaj: The role of legislation and courts in the protection of the environment in the European Union and its impact on the European integration of Albania

Martin Führ, Jaqui Dopfer, Kilian Bizer, Stefan Balla, Thomas Bunge, Julian Schenten and Sven Schicketanz: Simulation games in the Regulatory Impact Assessment - Simulation of the implementation of the EIA Amending Directive 2014/52/EU

Hugo Leith, Roda Verheyen and Gerd Winter: The “Peoples’ Climate Case” summarized

Nicola Below: “Environmental Crime in Europe” by Andrew Farmer, Michael Faure and Grazia Maria Vagliasindi (Book Review)

2/2017

Alexandra Aragao and Ana Celeste Carvalho: Taking access to justice seriously: diffuse interests and actio popularis. Why not?

Eva Maschietto: Access to justice in environmental matters in Italy - an incentive for new specialists

Alice Bernard: Chemicals in material cycles: how EU law needs adjustments for the transition to an environmentally beneficial circular economy

Katja Kontturi, Hannamaria Yliruusi and Martyn Futter: Reducing hazardous substances in municipalities through public procurement

1/2017

Veerle Heyvaert and Aleksandra Cavoski: UK environmental law post Brexit

Celine Charveriat and Andrew Farmer: The implications of Brexit for future EU environmental law and policy

Thomas Ormond: The EU as guarantor of environmental protection in Germany

Ludwig Krämer: Emissions into the environment and disclosure of information - Comments on ECJ C-443/14 and C-673/13P

Fatima Arib: Promoting the Green Economy in Morocco: Analysis of the contextual specificites

2/2016

Delphine Misonne: Exploring CETA's Relation to Environment Law

Laurens Ankersmit: Belgium Requests an Opinion on Investment Court System in CETA

Wybe Th. Douma: Sustainability and Precautionary Aspects of CETA Dissected

Ludwig Krämer: The Volkswagen Scandal - Air Pollution and Administrative Inertia

Thirza Moolenaar and Sandra Nobrega: Access to Justice: Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations According to the Aarhus Regulation

Bondine Kloostra: Report of Case C-673/13 Commission v. Greenpeace and PAN Europe

Elhoucine Chougrani: Environmental Law in Morocco: Opportunities and Challenges

Lynn Gummow: Conference report: 5th Lucerne Law and Economics Conference

1/2016

Lorenzo Squintani: "Better Regulation" with "Make it Work": An assessment of the Make it Work's Drafting Principles on Compliance Assurance

Alexandra Aragao: Environmental modernization and administrative simplification in Portugal

Eckard Rehbinder: The Non-Regression Principle under EU and German Water Law "on the Ground"

Franziska Heß and Martin Führ: Evidence based legislation? Adequate protection of EU citizens against aircraft noise

Franz Fiala and Michela Vuerich (ANEC): Statement on the Circular Economy concept

Miriam Dross: Environment and free trade: Environmentally sound design of TTIP

2015

Elizabeth Dooley, Ennid Roberts and Stephanie Wunder: Land degradation neutrality under the SDGs: National and international implementation of the land degradation neutral world target

Guiseppe Sgorbati and Nicoletta Dotti: Perspectives and actions to improve water quality in European Union Member States

Jonathan Verschuuren and Floor Fleurke: Enforcement of the EU ETS in the Member States

Anais Berthier: Access to the transposition of EU environmental law by Member States: Only if no infringement proceedings initiated

Andrea Carta: Investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms: The Commission's "new EU approach", the European Parliament's "new system", five new questions and one old problem

Lisa Beiderwieden and Sarah Brockmann: Innovations for sustainability: The perception of chances and risks (Conference report)

Ömer Aykul: Governing environmental impact assessment law in Turkey and the latest EIA Regulation (Statement)

2/2014

Andrea Carta: Do investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms fit in the EU legal system?

Vito. A. Buensante: Regulatory coherence in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement: the case of chemicals Standards

Viktoria Raczynska: The Ukrainian regulation on hazardous waste in comparison with Basel Convention and the Directive 2008/98/EC

Gerhard Roller: Quality and speed of administrative decision-making proceedings: tension or balance? The case of Germany

1/2014

Hendrik Schoukens: The Ruling of the Court of Justice in Sweetman: How to avoid a death by a thousand cuts?

Christian Schaible: Transitional National Plan derogations for Large Combustion Plants under the IED: EEB legal challenge

Victoria Rachynska: Selected problems of implementation of the Espoo Convention in Ukraine (based on the example of Bystroe Canal Case)

2013

Serguiz Urban and Jerzy Jendrośka: Environmental elni EIA Conference in Wroclaw

Nicolas de Sadeleer: The Appropriate Impact Assesment and Authorisation Requirements of Plans and Projects likely to have signicifant impacts on Natura 2000 sites

Eckard Rehbinder: Environmental Impact Assesment and Environmental Quality Standards

Gjis Hoevenaars: Assessing the assessment - Quality review of EIAs/SEAs: a Dutch perspective

Ludwig Krämer: The EU, access to environmental information and the open society

Lorenzo Squintani: The Dutch policy on gold-plating and the transposition of Directive 2008/98 on waste

Peter Kremer: The prohibition of mercury discharges from coal-fired power stations under European law

2/2012

Catherine Ganzleben and Steffen Foss Hansen: Nanomaterials as priority substances under the Water Framework Directive

Ana Barreira: The legal protection of the marine environment: The Marine Strategy Framework Directive and its implementation in Spain

Thomas Ormond: Hong Kong Convention and EU Ship Recycling Regulation: Can they change bad industrial practices soon?

Sarolta Tripolszky: Water services and why a broad definition under the WFD is needed to ensure the polluter pays principle

Marga Robesin: Downsizing our Water Footprint

Eckard Rehbinder: The outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development “Rio+20”: Some critical comments

Peter de Smedt, Hendrik Schoukens and Tania Van Laer: Greening the Constitution. The principle of sustainable development anchored in the Belgian Constitution

Julian Schenten and Martin Führ: Law and innovation in the context of nanomaterials: Barriers to sustainable development? Results of an empirical study

Anaïs Berthier: A first success in the long run for better access to justice in the EU: The scope of the administrative review procedure provided under Regulation 1367/2006 invalidated by the General Court

1/2012

Daria Ratsiborinskaya: European investment projects in the third countries: LEGALLY GREEN?

Natascha Trennepohl: Market-based Mechanisms as Climate Policies: Insights for Brazil

Lana Ofak: Public participation in decisions on specific activities in environmental matters in Croatia

Brahim Zyani: Nouveautés constitutionnelles, juridiques et de politique générale relatives au Droit de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable dans le Royaume du Maroc

Curt Trennepohl: The Brazilian Forest Code: An Overview of Law 4.771/65 and Bill 33/11

Nejoba Zaier: La Protection de l'Environnement Tunisien en Lendemain de la Révolution

2/2011

Christoph Then and Ruth Tippe: Patents on melon, broccoli and ham?

Edson Paula de Souza: Biopatents in Brazil

Susette Biber-Klemm and Michelangelo Temmerman: Rights to Animal Genetic Ressources- basic facts and debates

Sandra Aline Nascimento da Nóbrega: Access to environmental information in Brazil: A comparative analysis of the Aarhus Convention with Brazilian Legislation

Eva Julia Lohse: Unrestricted access to justice for environmental NGOs? The decision of the ECJ on the non-conformity of § 2(1) Umweltrechtsbehelfsgesetz with Directive 2003/35 on access to justice in environmental law and the Aarhus Convention (Case C-115/09)

Hendrik Schoukens: Temporary nature: Is European nature conservation law ready for it?

Ralf Lottes: The Commission proposal for legislative review of the European Standardisation Policy - What’s in it for civil society?

1/2011

Gareth Callagy: ‘China REACH’: Assessing the implications for non-Chinese companies producing and exporting new substances to China

Julian Schenten: Nanomaterials and European Novel Food law: The uncertain path to reasonable regulation

Vito Buonsante: Access to documents: Interaction and gaps in the REACH and Aarhus Convention systems

Gita Parihar: Waving or drowning? The legal impacts of the Cancun climate negotiations

Jan van de Venis: A human right to a clean and healthy environment in Europe. Dream or reality?

Tania Van Laer: The European Court of Justice and the Justification of Trade Restrictions for the Benefit of Animal Welfare: A Change of Mind?

Aboud S. Jumbe: Current Environmental Perspectives in Controlling, Handling and Management of Used and Waste Electricals and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) in Small Island States – A Review on Zanzibar

2/2010

Richard Gutierrez: ‘New Age’ Trade Agreements and their Possible Contribution to Toxic Trade

Rike U. Krämer: WTO Compatibility of Border Tax Adjustments as a Means for Promoting Environmental Protection

Aírton Guilherme Berger Filho: Intellectual Property Rights, Genetical Resources and Traditional Knowledge: An Approach from the Perspective of Megadiverse Countries

Jimena Murillo Chávarro and Frank Maes: The Legal Nature of the Biodiversity Provisions adopted by the Andean Community

Claire Dupont and Gretta Goldenman: Convergence with the Water Framework Directive in the Context of the European Neighbourhood Policy

Stefan Scheuer: The Phase-Out of Hazardous Substances in Troubled Waters

Hanna D. Tolsma: Integrated Environmental Permitting

1/2010

Ludwig Krämer: Remarks on the Waste Framework Directive

Martin Streicher-Porte, Katharina Kummer, Xinwen Chi, Stefan Denzler and Xuejun Wang: Chinese e-waste legislation, current status and future development

Thomas Ormond: The EU Waste Shipment Regulation

Chris W. Backes and Sander Jansen: Quality and Speed of Administrative Decision-Making Proceeding: Tension or Balance?

Gerhard Roller: Locus standi for environmental NGOs in Germany: The (non)implementation of the Aarhus Convention by the ‘Umweltrechtsbehelfsgesetz’

2/2009

Marta Ballesteros: EU Enforcement Policy of Community Environmental law as presented in the Commission Communication on implementing European Community Environmental law

Julien Bétaille: The direct effect of the Aarhus Convention as seen by the French ‘Conseil d’Etat’

Pavel Černý: Practical application of Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention in EU countries: Some comparative remarks

Ana Barreira: Environmental Inspections at the EU: The imperative to move forward

Christian Schaible: Current discussions on the proposal for an Industrial Emissions Directive: Stronger role for Best Available Techniques?

Lesley James: Aberthaw Power Station: An IPPC case study

Michael Benske: Why patents are crucial for the access of developing countries to Environmentally Sound Technologies

1/2009

Paola Brambilla: Environmental penalties in Italy

Thomas Ormond: Enforcing EU environmental law outside Europe? The case of ship dismantling

Armelle Gouritin and Paul De Hert: Directive 2008/99/EC of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law: A new start for criminal law in the European Community?

Michael Riess and Ralf Lottes: Development of harmonised European standards for measuring emissions from construction products in CEN from the perspective of environmental organisations

Stefanie Merenyi, Martin Führ and Kathleen Ordnung: Regulation of nanomaterials under present and future Chemicals legislation - Analysis and regulative options

Eugene A. Wystorobets: Principle of public participation in environmental law of the Russian Federation

Michael Zschiesche and Duong Thanh An: A survey of the Vietnamese environmental legislation on water

2/2008

Marga Robesin: From IPPC to IED: Health and environment in Europe need a stronger Directive

Jan De Mulder: Belgian environmental impact assessment systems: Legal frameworks and beyond

Kilian Bizer, Jaqui Dopfer and Martin Führ: Evaluation of the Federal German Act on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA Act)

Luc Lavrysen: Application of European Environmental Law by National Courts

Sebastian Tusch: Enforcement of European environmental law: The European Parliament comments on the Commission’s report

Iulia Trombitcaia: Public participation in joint bodies for transboundary water cooperation: A new development by the Plenipotentiaries of Moldova and Ukraine

Franz Fiala, Ralf Lottes, Jason Morrison and Nina Klemola: Stakeholder representation in international environmental standardisation - Joint Communiqué by ANEC, ECOS, and the Pacific Institute

James K. Boyce and Michael Ash: The Toxic 100: Ranking Corporate Air Polluters in the United States

1/2008

Franziska Wolff: Agrobiodiversity on the agenda

Monika Brinkmöller: Will the CBD fulfil our expectations? Conserving Biological Diversity - With Fairness and Responsibility

Susette Biber-Klemm: Access to Genetic Resources and the fair and equitable Sharing of the Benefits - Resulting from their Use

Volker Mauerhofer: ‘Biodiversity damage’ liability in the Environmental Liability Directive – its definition and delimitation from more stringent EU, international and national norms

Hartmut Stahl and Katja Kukatz: Environmental concept for the UN Conference on Biological Diversity

Jochen Gebauer: The Economic Cost of Environmental Legislation: Looking at the German Standard Cost Model Measurement and the EU Action Programme for the Reduction of Administrative Burdens from an Environmental Law Perspective

Birgit Dette: The Alpine Convention – an international agreement with widespread dimensions

2/2007

Ralph Hallo: The Aarhus Convention in operation: EEB Survey Initial Results

Luc Lavrysen: Presentation of Aarhus-related cases of the Belgian Constitutional Court

Thomas Alge and Dieter Altenburger: Highest Austrian court abolishes EIA permit - but EIA appeal proceeding with regard to transport projects ap-pears ineffective

Dora Schaffrin and Michael Mehling: Public Interest Litigation in Environmental Matters: A German Perspective

Irina Zodrow, Cathrin Zengerling: Opening the Doors to Justice - The Challenge of Strengthening Public Access

Christoph Holtwisch: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: Blockade or Impetus for the International Climate Regime?

Carlos da Silva Campos: Waste, Product and By-product in EU Waste Law

Pavel Černý: elni Members and Networks: J&E - More than just an NGO

1/2007

Susan Owens: A balanced appraisal? Impact Assessment of European Commission proposals

Ekkehard Hofmann: The New European Regulatory Impact Assessment - In Theory and Practice

Pavel Černý and Jerzy Jendrośka: Transposition and Implementation of EIA Directive in some EU Member States (with special emphasis on transport infrastructure cases)

Nils Bedke, Jaqui Dopfer, Simone Kellert and Detlef Kober: Evaluation of the German Act on Environmental Impact Assessment

Florence Coroner: Member States missing the opportunity to implement ‘polluter pays’ principle

Uwe Lahl: REACH — Assessment of the political agreement

Gerhard Roller: Amended Comitology Decision strengthens Position of European Parliament

2006

Dirk Bunke: REACH and the safe use of chemicals: definition and development of exposure scenarios

Martin Führ and Natalie Krieger: Risk management under REACH - requirements of technical and organisational guidance for producers, importers and downstream users

The Second Reading of REACH: key priorities of Environmental, Health, Consumer and Women’s NGOs

Gert van Calster: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? Commission efforts to manage the definitions of waste, recycling and recovery, and to switch from a waste streams to a materials approach

Roy Watkinson and Susan Wingfield: The UK Government’s Ship Recycling Strategy

Deepali Sinha-Khetriwal, Rolf Widmer, Mathias Schluep, Martin Eugster, Xuejun Wang, Ray Lombard and Lene Ecroignar: Legislating e-waste management: progress from various countries

Stéphanie Zangl and Carl-Otto Gensch: Challenges for eco-design, energy efficiency and waste treatmentof electrical and electronic products against the background of requests for exemptions following requirements of Article 5 (1) (b) RoHS Directive

Nina Klemola: The new strategy of the CEN Environmental Helpdesk

Kathrin Graulich: EcoTopTen – innovations for sustainable consumption

Miriam Dross and Wiebke Hederich: Promoting eco-innovations: the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP) of the EU Commission

Jill Michielssen: The power of green public procurement

Jill Michielssen: Buying Green – a European Commission handbook

2/2005

Jo. J.A. Gerardu and Durwood Zaelke: The Importance of International Environmental Enforcement Networks - INECE as an example

Terry Shears: European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL)

Gill Aitken: NEEL: the Network of EU Environment Lawyers

Helle Tegner Anker: The Nordic Environmental Law Network (NELN)

Nicolas de Sadeleer: Networking in the Nordic Countries

Gerd Winter: The Avosetta Group

Mar Campins Eritja: Towards an integrated approach for sustainability labelling and certification

Axel Singhofen: REACH How far will the new chemicals legislation reach to protect human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals?

Lars Koch and Nicholas A. Ashford: Rethinking the Role of Information in Chemicals Policy: Implications for TSCA and REACH

1/2005

Jutta Brunnée: Enforcement Mechanisms in International Law and International Environmental Law

Thomas Kiel: The Future of EMAS-10 years European Environmental Management and Audit Scheme

Delphine Missonne: Directive on Ecodesign, the way forward regarding IPP?

Jan De Mulder: Building a climate policy in Belgium: flexible mechanisms in a flexible state

Lambert Schneider, Jakob Graichen and Nele Matz: Implications of the Clean Development Mechanisman under the Kyoto Protrocol on other Conventions: The case of HFC-23 destruction

Ingeborg Niestroy: The network of European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Council (EEAC)