The participation of environmental NGOs in (Austrian) criminal proceedings in the light of Art. 9 (3) Aarhus Convention

• Authors: Lara Schalk-Unger

Title variants

PL

Udział środowiskowych organizacji pozarządowych w (Autriackim) postępowaniu karnym w świetle Art. 9 (3) Konwencji Aarhaus

Abstracts

PL

Jednym z trzech głównych filarów Konwencji z Aarhaus jest zapewnienie obywatelom dostępu do wymiaru sprawiedliwości. Nie oznacza to jedynie zapewnienia dostępu do postepowania administracyjnego, lecz także do postępowania karnego w przypadkach przestępstw przeciw środowisku. Szczególnymi członkami społeczeństwa zainteresowanymi ochroną środowiska są organizacje pozarządowe. W niektórych krajach europejskich organizacje takie odgrywają czynną rolę w postepowaniach karnych, jednakże w wielu przypadkach są spychane na margines. Niniejsza praca opisuje implikacje i wymagania związane z art. 9 (3) Konwencji z Aarhaus dotyczące kwestii dostępu do postępowania karnego, analizuje istniejące sposoby uczestnictwa organizacji pozarządowych w postępowaniach karnych w Austrii oraz przedstawia sposoby, w jakie prawo karne procesowe może być reformowane dla spełnienia wymagań Konwencji z Aarhaus. Celem ostatecznym jest doprowadzenie do stanu, w którym ściganie przestępstw przeciwko środowisku będzie najbardziej skuteczne.

EN

One of the three main pillars of the Aarhus Convention is access to justice for members of the public. Access to justice can not only be provided for in administrative proceedings but also via criminal proceedings in cases of environmental crime. Members of the public with an interest in environmental protection are especially environmental NGOs. In some European countries NGOs play an active role in criminal proceedings, however in many cases they are banished to the sidelines. This article describes the implications and requirements of Art. 9 (3) of the Aarhus Convention for access to justice via criminal proceedings, analyzes the existing ways for environmental NGOs to participate in Austrian criminal proceedings and presents ways in which criminal procedure law can be reformed to meet the requirements of the Aarhus Convention. The end goal is to make the prosecution of environmental crime as effective as possible.

Keywords

EN

access to justice; Aarhus Convention; environmental crime; criminal procedure law

PL

dostęp do systemu sprawiedliwości; Konwencja z Aarhaus; przestępstwa; przeciwko środowisku; prawo karne procesowe

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski
• Journal: Opolskie Studia Administracyjno-Prawne
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 212-236

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Lara Schalk-Unger

• https://orcid.org/000000015881243X

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Identifiers

DOI

10.25167/osap.4772

Biblioteka Nauki

2148297