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Public interest advocacy: a key to better implementation?

Public interest advocacy: a key to better implementation?. Olya Melen head of legal unit, EPL. Reasons for citizens not to go to court:. personal threat + SLAPP likelihood psychological barriers, fear of courts financial implications lack of professional experience and knowledge

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Public interest advocacy: a key to better implementation?

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  1. Public interest advocacy: a key to better implementation? Olya Melen head of legal unit, EPL

  2. Reasons for citizens not to go to court: • personal threat + SLAPP likelihood • psychological barriers, fear of courts • financial implications • lack of professional experience and knowledge • Low environmental awareness • conflicts of interests

  3. PIEL NGOs limitations in A2J • lack of financial support • lack of lawyers • lack of support of local population

  4. 90% of appeals to court are initiated by NGOs (having lawyers) • Non-legal NGOs randomly consider court as tool to address violation of law • Law NGOs make more strategic litigation & citizens individual cases

  5. Other tools of Implementation • National reporting • Enforcement of convention (CC, national courts) • Law drafting initiatives

  6. Conclusion • Public interest advocacy NGOs – key players in art.9 implementation

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