Орхуська конвенція

The norms of the Aarhus convention in terms of combining the right to a healthy environment and the duty to protect it

By ratifying the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) Ukraine has committed itself to a change of established practices regarding the provision of environmental information and the right of the public to appeal to the court with claims for environmental protection. The implementation of the norms of this Convention has become quite problematic, not least due to the insufficient level of environmental awareness of Ukrainian society.

Рrovisions Аarhus convention in aspects combining right to healthy environment and obligation to protect its

The article analyzes the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on access to justice in cases of environmental protection. The attention to the peculiarities of legal structures under which the right of everyone to a healthy environment appears in the inseparable unity of each duty to  protect it. It has a vision that the purpose of the wording of the rules of the Convention is the desire to stress the importance of actions to protect the environment.