Towards a Ius Commune in public environmental law? Report on the conference on comparative environmental law in the European Union, Maastricht 12-13 June 1997

The Maastricht project on comparative environmental law; the conference of June 1997 and the work "Comparative Environmental Law in Europe"; similarities and differences in the laws of the Member States; a ius commune?; trends and developments in the Member States; Workshop 1: Public participation, administrative appeals and judicial review (freedom of information; strict participation; locus standi; NIMBY); Workshop 2: Instruments of public environmental law (the introduction of indirect instruments and instruments of self-regulation; action programmes; implementation) ; Workshop 3: Enforcement (sanctions; standing); overall conclusions that structural approaches should be identified; that further research is necessary; that a valuable start has been made, including identifying shared themes and differences.