Legal and Scientific Resources for Standing

Cases

Bangladesh -- Farooque vs. Government of Bangladesh, WP 998 of 1994, CA 24 of 1995 (1996.07.25) (Flood Action Plan Case)
Costa Rica -- Carlos Roberto Mejía Chacón Case, Voto No. 3705-93, July 30, 1993 (español)
E.U. -- WWF-UK v. Council, Case C-355/08, [2009] E.C.R. __ (challenge to cod fishing quotas/standing)
Ghana -- Center for Public Interest Law and another v. Tema Oil Refinery, Suit No. E12/91/07 (2007.09.20) (The High Court of Justice held at Tema) (Ruling)
India -- State of Uttaranchal v. Balwant Singh Chaufal & Others, Supreme Court of India (2010.01.18)
India -- Vimal Bhai & Others v. Ministry of Environment and Forests (Appeal No. 5/2011) (2011.12.14) (National Green Tribunal) (Hydroelectric dams in Uttarakhand)
Nepal -- Suray Prasad Sharma Dhungel v. Godavari Marble Industries and others, WP 35/1992 (1995.10.31)
Papua New Guinea -- Eco-Forestry Forum v. PNG Forest Authority, National Court of Justice, OS (JR) No. 259/2006 (2007)
Philippines -- Oposa et al. v. Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr. et al. (G.R. No. 101083)
Sri Lanka -- Environmental Foundation Limited vs. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, C.A. App. No. 137/96
Tanzania -- Felix Joseph Mavika v. Dar es Salaam City Commission, Civ. Case No. 316 of 2000 (Vingunguti waste case - standing decision)
Tanzania -- Rev. Christopher Mtikila v. the Attorney General, Civil Case No. 5 of 1993 (High Court of Tanzania) (Ruling)
U.K. -- R v Somerset County Council and ARC Southern Limited ex p Dixon
Ukraine -- Ecopravo-Lviv v. Commite of Ukraine on geology and use mineral wealth issues.(1997-1999)(NGO protection and rights in regard to access to information)(Russian)
Ukraine -- Joint Stock Company Okean and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety of Ukraine, Supreme Arbitral Court of Ukraine Case No. 1/47 (1997.11.20) (Russian)

Laws

South Africa -- National Environmental Management Act Act 107 of 1998