1. . LEGAL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Željka Leljak Gracin, lawyer FoE Croatia Webinar 24-25th February 2016

2. Toolkit – legal instruments –why? new legal branch - multidisciplinary lack of practice participation in decision-making activism

3. Which countries? Bosnia i Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Croatia Similiarities and difrences?

4. Toolkit – content? Environmental legislation in the context of accession to the European Union Constitutional Law instruments for environmental protection Administrative Law instruments for environmental protection Criminal Law instruments for environmental protection Civil Law instruments for environmental protection

5. Environmental legislation in the context of accession to the European Union Criteria for EU membership Chapter 27 Horizontal legislation

6. Constitutional Law instruments for environmental protection Environmental protection in the constitutions of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro The protection of constitutionality and legality of regulations in all 4 countries Constitutional complaint/ appeal/appeal to the Constitutional Court Example - Plomin C ( Croatia )

7. Administrative Law instruments for environmental protection Administrative procedure and administrative disputes in all 4 countries Public participation in administrative procedures on the environment, and the Aarhus Convention Public participation in administrative procedures on the environment in all 4 countries Examples – Legal battle for preservation of the river Sana ( BIH ); hydropower plants on the river Lim ( Serbia )

8. Criminal Law instruments for environmental protection Crimes against environment in all 4 countries Criminal procedure and criminal charges Misdemeanor against the environment Examples – Crime of pollution and failing to take measures to preserve environment (Montenegro); Misdemeanor procedure – Veliki Bački kanal (Serbia)

9. Civil Law instruments for environmental protection Lawsuit over harmful emissions and lawsuit over trespassing Environmental lawsuit (the request to eliminate the risk of damage) Repressive instruments of exercising civil law environmental protection No example from practice

10. Usefull examples/forms Lawsuit to Administrative Court Request for information Appeal (administrative complaint) Criminal report

11. LEGAL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION English.pdf.pdf Serbian.pdf.pdf Croatian/Bosnian.pdf.pdf Montenegrin.pdf.pdf

12. Next steps? New toolkit! - update for 4 countries covered in the „old” toolkit + -Coverage of the new countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo

13. Toolkit – legal instruments Thank you for your attention!!!!

14. Contact Željka Leljak Gracin, lawyer Zelena akcija Frankopanska 1 10 000 Zagreb tel/fax: 01/4813 096 e-mail: zeljka@zelena-akcija.hrzeljka@zelena-akcija.hr