Book contents
- The Right of Access to Environmental Information
- The Right of Access to Environmental Information
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Decisions of the Information Commissioner (England and Wales)
- Table of International Instruments
- Table of Findings and Recommendations of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee and Decisions of the Meeting of the Parties
- Table of European Union Legislative Instruments
- Table of National Legislative Instruments
- Table of Official Documents, Explanatory Memorandum and Guidance Documents
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Bridging the Gaps between Jurisdictions
- 3 The Aarhus Convention
- 4 The Environmental Information Regime in England
- 5 The Right of Access to Environmental Information in the United States
- 6 East Meets West
- 7 The Future Development of the Right of Access to Environmental Information
- 8 Conclusions, Key Findings and Future Directions
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2021
Book contents
- The Right of Access to Environmental Information
- The Right of Access to Environmental Information
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Decisions of the Information Commissioner (England and Wales)
- Table of International Instruments
- Table of Findings and Recommendations of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee and Decisions of the Meeting of the Parties
- Table of European Union Legislative Instruments
- Table of National Legislative Instruments
- Table of Official Documents, Explanatory Memorandum and Guidance Documents
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Bridging the Gaps between Jurisdictions
- 3 The Aarhus Convention
- 4 The Environmental Information Regime in England
- 5 The Right of Access to Environmental Information in the United States
- 6 East Meets West
- 7 The Future Development of the Right of Access to Environmental Information
- 8 Conclusions, Key Findings and Future Directions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The introductory chapter sets out how the right of access to environmental information was developed at the international level and its relevance to current environmental decision-making processes and environmental regulation. This chapter also introduces legal transplant theory and the Aarhus Convention, which provide the theoretical and legal framework, respectively, that acts as the text’s anchoring point. The chapter also sets out the three legal jurisdictions where the legislature’s efforts to guarantee the right will be analysed, providing the scope of the text.
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- The Right of Access to Environmental Information , pp. 1 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021