LEGAL POSSIBILITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Palić, Serbia September 24, 2013
Multidiscipline Administrative Law Civil Law Criminal law Misdemeanor Law Constitutional Law International Law
Toolkit – legal instruments –why? new legal branch lack of practice participation in decision-making activism
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Toolkit - content Legislated Constitutional law protection of the environment Administrative law protection of the environment Criminal law protection of the environment Civil law protection of the environment
Legislated Why? Where it is prescribed? How is the procedure? Possibilities for public participation?
Constitutional law protection Constitutionality of the laws or constitutionality and legality of other regulations The constitutional complaint - means of protecting the constitutionally guaranteed human rights and fundamental freedoms
Administrative law protection of the environment Administrative law relationship: subordination of subjects, authoritativeness, sidedness ADMINISTRATIVE ACT - a decision for unilaterally deciding on subjective rights, on obligations or legal interests of individual entities in a specific legal case "Administrative silence„ Individual act Procedures for public participation in decision- making
ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTE judicial control over the administration, control of administrative act, competent is the Administrative Court LAWSUIT within 30 days, after the appeal is used no suspensive character
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Criminal offenses against the environment - differences Any person or entity who has a serious and specific knowledge about the offense 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 criminal offenses. Violations are prescribed by law (at the end of the law) Authorized prosecutors: - Attorney General - Government body - legal persons with public authorities - the injured person - applications to inspectors
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Contact Željka Leljak Gracin, dipl.iur. Zelena akcija Frankopanska Zagreb gsm/fax: 01/