Environmental Judicial Review

Judicial review of environmental decisions is an important and growing area of public law. But, although the general principles of judicial review have been clearly mapped out, their application to the particular context of the environment is under-explored. This book provides a detailed and critical account of environmental judicial review in both domestic and EU law. It will be extremely useful to environmental practitioners who need to be kept up-to-date with the various cases and fields within this complex topic. Part 1 explains the central principles of environmental law, such as the polluter pays principle and the precautionary principle, and it shows how they influence the application of public law standards of legality. Part 2 considers the procedure for judicial review with particular emphasis on standing, protective costs, and the availability of interim relief. Part 3 consists of a detailed examination of how each of the grounds for judicial review are applied in the environ