Environmental NGOs and Access to Justice before the CJEU

Mario Pagano (European Commission, Belgium)

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English

Hart Publishing
13 November 2025

Jurisdiction & immunities; International environmental law; Constitutional & administrative law; Human rights & civil liberties law

Series: Modern Studies in European Law

This book tells a fascinating legal mobilisation story. Analysing EU environmental litigation over the last 30 years, it illustrates how the European environmental movement has patiently attempted and succeeded in expanding access to justice opportunities before the EU Courts.

This is despite the longstanding reluctance of the EU Court of Justice to soften its standing requirements for private applicants bringing cases directly to Luxembourg. This research draws on both doctrinal analysis and qualitative methods of socio-legal inquiry. At its heart are interviews with key stakeholders: environmental lawyers, plaintiffs, and activists, which give an invaluable and innovative perspective on strategic litigation before the EU judiciary.

With the growing emergency posed by the climate crisis and resultant increased litigation, this book makes a significant scholarly contribution to the study of environmental movements, to our conceptualisation of legal mobilisation, and to our understanding of the impact of litigation in European environmental law.

By: Mario Pagano (European Commission Belgium)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781509980000
ISBN 10: 1509980008
Series: Modern Studies in European Law
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 13 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Plaumann as a ‘Closure’ 2. Circumventing Plaumann via National Courts 3. Shaping the Aarhus Convention 4. Using the Aarhus Convention against Plaumann 5. Mobilising under the New Aarhus Regulation 6. Overcoming Plaumann in Climate Litigation Conclusions

Mario Pagano is Case handler at DG ENV, European Commission, Belgium.