Kofi Annan concluded the Aarhus Convention was 'the most ambitious venture in environmental democracy undertaken under the auspices of the United Nations'. 21 years since its adoption, this edited collection reflects on the Convention's impact across a number of key themes. It explores the Convention's role in the legal and political order; its jurisdictional impact; the role of the Compliance Committee; Aarhus and the European Union; Aarhus and Brexit. It also looks at the Convention's national impact, charting its application in practice in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. It addresses procedural issues such as standing, costs and remedies. Addressing questions of origins and scope to policy and practice, all environmental lawyers will find this collection invaluable.

Explores general questions of its impact on the legal order as well as procedural issues

PART I: INTRODUCTION1. The Aarhus Convention: Overarching ThemesGregory Jones KC and Áine Ryall2. International Law Origins and Scope of the Aarhus ConventionGregory Jones KC and Charles StreetenPART II: THE AARHUS CONVENTION AND THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE3. The Effective Use of the Aarhus Convention Compliance CommitteeFiona Marshall4. Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee: A Practitioner's PerspectiveDavid Hart KCPART III: THE AARHUS CONVENTION'S ROLE IN THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL ORDER5. The Aarhus Convention: Advancing the Frontier of Human Rights and the EnvironmentÁine Ryall6. Environmental Democracy and AarhusEmily Barritt7. Seeking Environmental Information: Rule of Law and Private InterestEmma LeesPART IV: THE JURISDICTIONAL IMPACT OF THE AARHUS CONVENTION8. The Reception of the Aarhus Convention into the Domestic Law of Contacting StatesGregory Jones KC, Alex Greaves and Daisy Noble9. A Tale of Two Cities: Almaty, Escazú and the International Impacts of the Aarhus ConventionRichard Caddell10. Aarhus and the EU: Access to JusticePeter Oliver11. Aarhus and BrexitColin ReidPART V: THE APPLICATION OF THE AARHUS CONVENTION12. Applying Aarhus: Rules, Guidance and Compliance Committee FindingsRichard Honey and Merrow Golden13. Access to Environmental InformationGregory Jones KC and Horatio Waller14. Limitation Periods and StandingDavid Graham15. Aarhus Costs from an English PerspectiveSimon Ricketts, Ricardo Gama and Conor Fegan16. Interlocutory and Final RemediesNed Westaway and Sarah SackmanPART VI: THE AARHUS CONVENTION IN NEIGHBOURING COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS17. Aarhus in Scotland: Costs: Rationing Access to Justice?Ben Christman18. Aarhus in Northern IrelandGregory Jones KC and Simon Turbitt BL19. Aarhus in IrelandTom Flynn BLPart VII: CONCLUSIONS20. The Aarhus Convention: Coming of Age?Gregory Jones KC and Áine Ryall