Environmental Inspections and the EU: Securing an Effective Role for a Supranational Union Legal Framework

Over several years, the European Union (EU) has gradually developed its legal framework to assist in the proper application of EU environmental protection rules, both at Member State as well as at EU institutional levels. This article focuses on one particular and relatively recent emerging element of that supranational framework, namely the range of EU secondary legislative measures and provisions concerning the management of environmental inspections. In addition to appraising the extent of EU legislative engagement in relation to environmental inspections, this article reflects on certain challenges of a constitutional nature that the EU will need to address in the future if its intervention in this particular policy field is to continue to develop

Enforcement of European Union Environmental Law

Offering a detailed legal account of the various legal arrangements at EU level, this book is an ideal reference tool for practitioners and legal scholars. As well as examining the principle sources of EU environmental law enforcement, it also contributes to the legal and political debates that surround the subject. Spanning three parts, the author examines and assesses the practical impact of the legal arrangements at EU level that are used for the purpose of upholding EU environmental norms. Providing a comprehensive account of the current state of EU environmental law enforcement and developments affecting it, "Enforcing European Union Environmental Law" focuses on the principal sources of EU environmental law enforcement, examining: the role of the European Commission; the possibilities for private law enforcement; the responsibilities of Member State national authorities. An essential read for those studying, researching and working in the areas of environmental and European Union Law