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LEGAL POSSIBILIT IES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Palić, Serbia September 24, 2013. Multidiscipline. A dministrative Law C ivil Law C riminal law M isdemeanor La w C onstitutional Law I nternational L aw. Toolkit – legal instruments – why ?. n ew legal branch l ack of practice
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LEGAL POSSIBILITIESOF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Palić, Serbia September 24, 2013
Multidiscipline Administrative Law CivilLaw Criminal law MisdemeanorLaw ConstitutionalLaw InternationalLaw
Toolkit – legalinstruments –why? newlegal branch lackof practice participationin decision-making activism
Toolkit – countries? Croatia BosniaandHerzegovina Serbia Montenegro SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES?
Toolkit - content Legislated Constitutional lawprotection of the environment Administrativelawprotectionoftheenvironment Criminal lawprotectionoftheenvironment Civil lawprotection of the environment
Legislated Why? Whereit is prescribed? How is the procedure? Possibilities for publicparticipation?
Constitutional lawprotection • Constitutionalityof the laws or constitutionality and legality of other regulations • The constitutional complaint - means of protecting the constitutionally guaranteed human rights and fundamental freedoms
Administrativelawprotectionoftheenvironment Administrativelawrelationship: subordination of subjects, authoritativeness, sidedness • ADMINISTRATIVE ACT - a decision forunilaterally decidingon subjectiverights, on obligations or legalinterests of individual entities in a specific legalcase • "Administrative silence„ • Individual act • Procedures for public participation in decision-making
ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTE • judicial control over the administration, control ofadministrative act, competent is theAdministrative Court • LAWSUITwithin 30 days,after the appeal is used • no suspensive character
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS • Criminaloffensesagainst the environment - differences • Any person or entity who has a serious and specific knowledge abouttheoffense and the offender can notify the police or the state attorney's office
CIVIL LAW PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT • CLAIM for CONCERNING EMISSIONS • CLAIM for TRESPASSING • ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM • CLAIM for DAMAGES
VIOLATION • Violations of the regulations which are not criminaloffenses. • Violations are prescribed by law (at the end of the law) • Authorized prosecutors:- AttorneyGeneral- Governmentbody- legalpersons with public authorities- the injured person • applications to inspectors
Contact Željka Leljak Gracin, dipl.iur. Zelena akcija Frankopanska 1 10 000 Zagreb gsm/fax: 01/4813 096 e-mail: zeljka@zelena-akcija.hr