Communication to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee – Alleged Non-Compliance by Kingdom of Norway with the obligations under the Aarhus Convention: Rejection of Request for Access to Environmental Information from (a) Newspaper Editors, and (b) Bar Association; by Norwegian Environment Appeals Committee and Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Emails:
[01/02] Attachments: Communication & Summary
[02/02] Attachments: Enclosures [A]-[H]
Overview of Communication:
[1.1] Non-compliance to Access to Information (Article 4 (1) & (7)), by Media Editors: Adresseavisen: Editor: Arne Blix; Aftenposten: Editor: Hilde Haugsgjerd; Bergens Tidende: Editor: Trine Eilertsen; Dagbladet: Editor: John Arne Markussen; NRK: Editor: Hans Tore Bjerkaas; TV2: Editor: Alf Hildrum; VG: Editor: Torry Pedersen.
[1.2] A general failure to implement, or implement correctly, the General (Article 3(1)) and Collection and Dissemination of Environmental Information (Article 5(1)) provisions of the Convention; by the Bar Association (Advokatforeningen): Disciplinary Committee and Disciplinary Board for Advocates (Disiplinærnemnden for advokater).
[1.3] Non-Compliance to Access to Justice (Article 9 (1) & (4)), by the Environmental Appeals Board (Klagenemnda for miljøinformasjon): Erroneous ‘Environmental Information’ definition, Denied Due Process and Effective Remedy.
[1.4] Non-Compliance to Access to Justice (Article 9 (1) & (4)), by the Parliamentary Ombudsman: Denied Due Process & Effective Remedy.
Correspondence to Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 5:19 PM
To: 'UNECE: Aarhus Conv Comp Comm'
Subject: Communication to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee: [01/02] Communication & Summary (PDF)
Secretary to the Aarhus Convention
UN Economic Commission for Europe
Environment and Human Settlement Division
Room 332, Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Dear Sir/Madam,
Communication to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee – Alleged Non-Compliance by Kingdom of Norway with the obligations under the Aarhus Convention: Rejection of Request for Access to Environmental Information from (a) Newspaper Editors, and (b) Bar Association; by Norwegian Environment Appeals Committee and Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Emails:
[01/02] Attachments: Communication & Summary
[02/02] Attachments: Enclosures [A]-[H]
Overview of Communication:
[1.1] Non-compliance to Access to Information (Article 4 (1) & (7)), by Media Editors: Adresseavisen: Editor: Arne Blix; Aftenposten: Editor: Hilde Haugsgjerd; Bergens Tidende: Editor: Trine Eilertsen; Dagbladet: Editor: John Arne Markussen; NRK: Editor: Hans Tore Bjerkaas; TV2: Editor: Alf Hildrum; VG: Editor: Torry Pedersen.
[1.2] A general failure to implement, or implement correctly, the General (Article 3(1)) and Collection and Dissemination of Environmental Information (Article 5(1)) provisions of the Convention; by the Bar Association (Advokatforeningen): Disciplinary Committee and Disciplinary Board for Advocates (Disiplinærnemnden for advokater).
[1.3] Non-Compliance to Access to Justice (Article 9 (1) & (4)), by the Environmental Appeals Board (Klagenemnda for miljøinformasjon): Erroneous ‘Environmental Information’ definition, Denied Due Process and Effective Remedy.
[1.4] Non-Compliance to Access to Justice (Article 9 (1) & (4)), by the Parliamentary Ombudsman: Denied Due Process & Effective Remedy.
Respectfully submitted by Communicator:
Lara Johnstone
Post: P O Box 5042, George East, 6539, South Africa
Tel: +27-44-870 7239 | Cel: +27-71-170 1954
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 5:21 PM
To: 'UNECE: Aarhus Conv Comp Comm'
Subject: Communication to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee: [02/02] Enclosures [A]-[H]
Secretary to the Aarhus Convention
UN Economic Commission for Europe
Environment and Human Settlement Division
Room 332, Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Dear Sir/Madam,
Communication to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee – Alleged Non-Compliance by Kingdom of Norway with the obligations under the Aarhus Convention: Rejection of Request for Access to Environmental Information from (a) Newspaper Editors, and (b) Bar Association; by Norwegian Environment Appeals Committee and Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Emails:
[01/02] Attachments: Communication & Summary
[02/02] Attachments: Enclosures [A]-[H]
Overview of Communication:
[1.1] Non-compliance to Access to Information (Article 4 (1) & (7)), by Media Editors: Adresseavisen: Editor: Arne Blix; Aftenposten: Editor: Hilde Haugsgjerd; Bergens Tidende: Editor: Trine Eilertsen; Dagbladet: Editor: John Arne Markussen; NRK: Editor: Hans Tore Bjerkaas; TV2: Editor: Alf Hildrum; VG: Editor: Torry Pedersen.
[1.2] A general failure to implement, or implement correctly, the General (Article 3(1)) and Collection and Dissemination of Environmental Information (Article 5(1)) provisions of the Convention; by the Bar Association (Advokatforeningen): Disciplinary Committee and Disciplinary Board for Advocates (Disiplinærnemnden for advokater).
[1.3] Non-Compliance to Access to Justice (Article 9 (1) & (4)), by the Environmental Appeals Board (Klagenemnda for miljøinformasjon): Erroneous ‘Environmental Information’ definition, Denied Due Process and Effective Remedy.
[1.4] Non-Compliance to Access to Justice (Article 9 (1) & (4)), by the Parliamentary Ombudsman: Denied Due Process & Effective Remedy.
Respectfully submitted by Communicator:
Lara Johnstone
Post: P O Box 5042, George East, 6539, South Africa
Tel: +27-44-870 7239 | Cel: +27-71-170 1954
Response from Aarhus Convention Secretariat: Legal Officer:
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 12:54 PM
To: Lara Johnstone
Cc: Ella Behlyarova; Lara - Gmail
Subject: Re: Communication to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee [02/02] Enclosures [A]-[H]
Dear Ms. Johnstone,
We have now received two emails and all attachments.
The Committee will meet from 25 to 28 March 2013 and will consider the preliminary admissibility of new communications, including the present one.
Due to the high workload and the fact that this communication has arrived quite late, there is a chance that the preliminary admissibility of your communication is deferred to the Committee's June meeting (25-28 June 2013).
You will be informed about the outcome by mid-April 2013.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the secretariat.
Best regards,
Aphrodite Smagadi
Legal Officer - Secretary to the Compliance Committee
Aarhus Convention Secretariat
Environment Division
UN Economic Commission for Europe
S.348, Palais des Nations
CH- 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 917 3294