The Next Generation of Environmental Law

The next generation of environmental law: Environmental accountability and beyond in the draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill

Abstract

In the face of Brexit, the foundations of the next generation of environmental law are being laboriously constructed. A framework to provide for the survival of the environmental accountability of public authorities (who in turn hold private operators to account) is a crucial part of the future of environmental law, and the focus of this briefing.

EU law provides a number of mechanisms to enhance the accountability of Member State governments for their environmental obligations. This briefing focuses on the future of government accountability within environmental law.

This is a UCL European Institute Brexit Insights Paper. 

Author

Maria Lee - Professor of Law at the UCL Faculty of Laws and co-director of the UCL Centre for Law and the Environment

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