Environmental Law Lecture series
Welcome to the Environmental Law Lecture series! In this series, environmental law scholars will provide important insights on how EU environmental law helps to achieve a high level of environmental protection in the European Union and beyond.
Public Participation in the EU and other legal frameworks: towards a more effective public participation practice.
Public Participation plays an important role in the development and implementation of European Union (EU) environmental policies, as underlined also under the Green Deal. Yet, in practice it is difficult to organise public participation effectively. In this lecture, we compare three main regulatory approaches to public participation, in light of their ability to implement social sciences insights on effective public participation. First, we will look at the Aarhus Convention, which is binding upon the EU and its Member States. Secondly, we will look at two non-EU related frameworks, the Escazú Agreement and Impact and Benefits Agreement, which could provide inspiration for the modernisation of public participation regulatory frameworks in the EU. We will understand the shortcoming of each regime, when taken individually, potentially explaining why public participation practices have difficulty in fulfilling the envisaged goals. This will serve as a basis for a discussion on potential solutions that could be developed by combining the positive elements of each regime.
Biography
Prof. Lorenzo Squintani is the
- Director of the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate, (co-)Director of the Energy Law Section and the Groningen Centre for Energy Law and Sustainability, the Like!Me Living Lab Project, the European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) and the U4 Environmental Law Network
- Chief-editor of the Journal for European Environmental and Planning Law (Brill) and of the European Environmental Law Forum Book Series (Intersentia)
- Member of the University Council of the University of Groningen (Science Faction)
- Ambassador for Open Science; Sustainability; and Open Education
Lecture Series
This lecture is part of a series that runs from 2023 to 2024, providing students and scholars with core insights into the current state of EU environmental law and how it can be improved to achieve greater environmental protection. All lectures will be recorded and made accessible through YouTube, and the series is freely accessible to all.
If you'd like to know more about the other upcoming lectures:
This GreenDeal-Net lecture serie is hosted by MCEL, METRO and organised in cooperation with GLaw-Net and GreenDeal-NET. Maastricht University students will be eligible for certificates of attendance (see more information under the registration link).