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The European Union, its member states, and the right of Environment

“Canada, the most affluent of countries, operates on a depletion economy which leaves destruction in its wake. Your people are driven by a terrible sense of deficiency. When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too …

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The Proportionality Principle in the Emission Control Permit Procedure as based in BImSchG (Federal Emission Control Act)

Abstract The principle of proportionality in the German Administrative law is part of the rule of law. It applies to all laws, administrative acts, statutes and ordinances. It consists of four points. A state measure is proportionate if it 1.has a legitimate purpose, 2. is suitable, 3.is necessary, and 4. is appropriate. In the first …

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