Report No. 186

Canada, Europe and USA

We shall not go into details but briefly state that the environmental disputes are being decided by the following Courts in Canada, Europe and USA.

(A) Canada:

(a) Alberta: Environmental Appeals Board

(b) Ontario: Environmental Assessment and Appeals Boards

(B) Europe:

(a) Denmark: Environmental Appeals Board.

(b) Irish Republic: The Planning Appeals Board.

(c) Sweden: Environmental Courts and the Environmental Court of Appeal (see the new Environmental Code) See also James Hurst: "Sweden: the Environmental Code. EELR (1999)8 (5) pp 134-135

(C) U.S.A. : The Vermont Environmental Court.