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The European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment

The European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment aims to enhance knowledge and enforcement of environmental law through training, conferences, and international cooperation. Members from EU and EEA countries exchange experiences and discuss various environmental law topics. Supported by the European Commission, the forum organizes annual conferences focusing on different aspects of environmental law, such as waste legislation, nature protection, and soil pollution. Additionally, the forum is involved in UN conventions and provides training programs for judges to improve their expertise in environmental law.

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The European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment

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  1. The European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment Prof. Dr. L. Lavrysen Justice Belgian Constitutional Court President EUFJE

  2. Context • UNEP’s Global Judges Symposium on the Role of Law and Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, August 2002) • Johannesburg Principles on the Role of Law and Sustainable Development • Judges should promote the implementation, development and enforcement of international and national law relating to the environment and sustainable development • Need for training – regional and sub-regional cooperation

  3. The European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment • European Union = Very important environmental law maker: 70 to 90 % of domestic environmental law is now EU driven • 27 Member States – more states applying for membership • 500 million people • Diversity of legal systems – civil law/ common law/mixture • Important role of the Court of Justice of the European Union

  4. Creation of the Forum: February 2004 • Mr. Guy Canivet (than First President Cour de Cassation – France) • Lord Robert Carnwath (UK) • Justice Amedeo Postiglione (Italy) • Justice Luc Lavrysen (Belgium) • Aim: • Exchange of experiences in area of training of the judiciary in environmental law

  5. Contribute to a better knowledge of environmental law • Share experiences with environmental case law • Contribute to a more effective enforcement of environmental law • Membership: • Open for all judges within the EU (and EEA) with a special interest in environmental law • Judges from states that have applied for membership can follow activities as observers

  6. Supported by DG Environment of the European Commission • Annual Conferences: • The Hague 2004 : organisation of the national judiciaries in relation tot environmental law – training in the field of environmental law • London 2005: waste legislation and case law • Helsinki 2006: nature protection • Luxembourg 2007: criminal enforcement of environmental law

  7. Paris 2008: soil pollution • Stockholm 2009: integrated pollution prevention and control • Brussels 2010: application of European biodiversity law at national level • Other activities: • Involvement in working bodies of the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)

  8. Task Force on Access to Justice • Training for Judges in different sub-regions ( Kiev, Tirana…) • Developing dialog between EU national judges in EU Environmental Law • Training programme sponsored by EC in collaboration with national judicial training institutes – training seminars on nature, waste, EIA…

  9. More information • www.eufje.org

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