Focus on European Environmental Law

In an attempt to clarify existing laws and provide guidance for future directions, this guide explains how best the environment can be preserved, how environmental laws can be enforced, who pays for environmental pollution and how complaints can be lodged against suspected breaches of policy. Chapters include information on the right to a healthy environment, EC environmental policy, the direct effect of EC environmental directives, the elaboration of EC environmental legislation, the enforcement of environmental law and Directive 90/313 regarding access to environmental information.