Oxford LibGuides: Environmental Law: EU

EU legislation

EU environmental legislation is based on Articles 191 - 193 of the Treaty

EU by Topic: Environment
Official EU portal to policy etc
Summaries of EU Legislation: Environment and climate change
Provided by official website Eur-Lex
European Commission: Environment
Official website.

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EU Environmental Legislation by Marjan Peeters (Editor); Rosa Uylenburg (Editor)
Call Number: Euro Comm 510 P375.5c
ISBN: 9781781954768
Publication Date: 2014

EU cases

Leading judgements of the ECJ on environment
Section of official website of European Commission - Environment
Curia (EU court judgments)
Free resource. Database for EU case law since 17/06/1997. For earlier caselaw, see EUR-Lex
EEL.2.0: European environmental law
Free resource. Since 1995, so for 25 years in 2020, this website provides news and background information on the European Union, the protection of the environment and sustainable development in Europe and elsewhere. The renewed website also features information about our legal advice and consultancy activities. It also features a renewed database with annotated environmental judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the International Court of Justice, WTO Panels and the Appellate Body and some national judges. Furthermore, you can find an introduction on the EU environmental law in various languages. By following us on Twitter at @EurEnvlLaw, you will get the latest news, notably on important cases and other developments.

European Union & the Environment

Environment and Climate Change (EU Portal)
Environment Policies (European Council)
Official website. Links to relevant Council documents and press releases.
EU Commission: Environment
Free resource. Page with links to all studiesand reports available on the Environment website
EU by Topic: Environment
Official EU portal to policy etc
EU Forum of Judges for the Environment
Annual surveys on the implementation of environmental Law
Official EU website. Survey 1 (1996-7) - Survey 7 (2005)

DG Environment is the EU Commision DG that aims "to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations". It proposes policies intended to ensure high standards of environmental protection and to preserve the quality of life of EU citizens. DG Environment may represent the EU Commission at international conventions.

DG Environment
Official website
DG Environment: LIFE programme
"The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental policy and legislation by co-financing pilot or demonstration projects with European added value."
EEA: European Environment Agency
An agency of the European Union, tasked with providing sound, independent information on the environment. EEA is "an information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public." The EEA has 32 member countries.
ECHA: European Chemicals Agency
Official website. "ECHA helps companies to comply with the legislation, advances the safe use of chemicals, provides information on chemicals and addresses chemicals of concern."
EEL.2.0: European environmental law
Free resource. Since 1995, so for 25 years in 2020, this website provides news and background information on the European Union, the protection of the environment and sustainable development in Europe and elsewhere. The renewed website also features information about our legal advice and consultancy activities. It also features a renewed database with annotated environmental judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the International Court of Justice, WTO Panels and the Appellate Body and some national judges. Furthermore, you can find an introduction on the EU environmental law in various languages. By following us on Twitter at @EurEnvlLaw, you will get the latest news, notably on important cases and other developments.
IMPEL: European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law

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Environmental protection : European law and governance
The enforcement of EC environmental law
Documents in European Community environmental law
FERN: Making the EU Work for People & Forests
Founded in 1995, to "identify the threats facing the world’s forests, and work with affected peoples, social and environmental organisations and policy makers to devise and deliver solutions where the EU can make a difference.
Fern focuses on forests’ relation to four overarching issues, Climate, Consumption, Development Aid, and Trade."
Has free access to reports and publications.

Books with shelf marks beginning Euro Comm can be found on Level 3, one floor up from the entrance level.

EU environmental law by Ludwig Krämer 1939-
Call Number: Law Reserve Collection KW125.KRA 2016
ISBN: 0414056043
Publication Date: (8th ed , 2016)
Frontiers in European Environmental Law and Governance by Suzanne Kingston (Editor)
Call Number: Euro Comm 510 K55.7b
ISBN: 0415500060
Publication Date: 2012
The EU as international environmental negotiator by Tom Delreux
Call Number: Euro Comm 510 D364a
ISBN: 1409411826
Publication Date: 2011