Application of the European Convention on Human Rights for Protection of Environmental Rights and the Environment

The manual constitutes the first Ukrainian edition of the analytical review of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in cases relating to the environment. The authors analyze court judgments under specific articles of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the content of which was creatively expanded by the ECHR to include situations when unfavourable environmental factors caused violations of rights under the Convention, or when such rights were limited for the sake of environmental protection. The manual consists of two chapters. The first one is dedicated to the main principles of activities and the criteria for application to the ECHR in environmental matters as well as to the issues of the nature and importance of the judgments of the ECHR for national legislation and practice in Ukraine. The second chapter directly analyzes the case-law of the ECHR in the issues relating to the environment. Official texts of decisions in cases against Ukraine as well as non-official translations of summaries or press releases prepared by the Secretariat of the ECHR are provided as annexes in the manual.
Meant for a wide range of practicing lawyers including judges as well as activists of the environ-
mental movement in Ukraine.