Environmental Matters before the European Ombudsman

This book aims at analysing the impact of the
European
Ombudsman on European environmental law through a
quantitative and qualitative analysis of complaints
lodged with the European Ombudsman between 1995 and

2007. After a general introduction to European
      environmental law and to the institution of the
      European Ombudsman, a corpus of environmental
      decisions is examined in detail.
      First and foremost the complaints in infringement
      (Art. 226) cases are dealt with, because they often
      overlap with environmental complaints, and because
      they enabled the European Ombudsman to contribute to
      enhancing procedural safeguards. Then complaints
      concerning the right of access to documents are
      analysed in detail, given that this field emerged as
      the second most important sector based on the number
      of complaints.

      Autorentext

      Judit Tömör graduated from Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest) with MA's in French literature (2005) and in English literature (2006). She also studied law at the same university, graduating in 2008, with a specialisation in European law. She currently works as a lawyer.

      Klappentext

      This book aims at analysing the impact of the European Ombudsman on European environmental law through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of complaints lodged with the European Ombudsman between 1995 and 2007. After a general introduction to European environmental law and to the institution of the European Ombudsman, a corpus of environmental decisions is examined in detail.First and foremost the complaints in infringement (Art. 226) cases are dealt with, because they often overlap with environmental complaints, and because they enabled the European Ombudsman to contribute to enhancing procedural safeguards. Then complaints concerning the right of access to documents are analysed in detail, given that this field emerged as the second most important sector based on the number of complaints.