EFFICIENCY OF COURT DECISIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CASES

A Comparative Analysis between the Netherlands and Turkiye

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Environmental case environmental litigation CEPEJ judicial systems Netherlands Turkiye

Resumen

This study built upon an investigation on the efficiency of the court decisions on ‘environmental issues’ with a comparative analysis in between the Netherlands and Turkiye. In this regard, first of all, it provides an overview on European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)’s methodology and data referring to its evaluation reports. Secondly, it examines two judicial systems and their relative potential features regarding environmental litigation. Finally, based on the findings, it makes a comparative analysis on the basis of a strict period, with a certain environmental case definition and pre-determined instance stage in between its two case studies.

 

Biografía del autor/a

Zerrin Savaşan , a:1:{s:5:"pt_BR";s:11:"ASSOC.PROF.";}

Zerrin Savaşan is currently working as an Assoc. Prof.  (Public International Law) in the Department of International Relations, Sub-department of International Law, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Selçuk University in Konya, Turkiye. She also works as Erasmus/Farabi Institutional Coordinator of Selcuk University.

She obtained her PhD degree from the Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University (METU); her master’s degree from the Department of European Studies, METU; and her bachelor’s degree is from Law Faculty, Ankara University.

Her PhD research was conducted on “Compliance Mechanisms under Multilateral Environmental Agreements”, supported by scholarships provided by The Council of Higher Education (YOK) of Turkey at the Max Planck Comparative Public Law and International Law Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany; and by the Academic Staff Training Programme (OYP) of Turkiye in the Center for Environmental Studies, Vrijie University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Her postdoc research was conducted on “Enhancing Compliance Through Cooperation Opportunities Between Informal Environmental Compliance Networks And Multilateral Environmental Agreements,” with a scholarship granted by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK-2219) at the Institute for Transnational Legal Research (METRO), Law Faculty, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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2024-05-31

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Savaşan , Z. (2024). EFFICIENCY OF COURT DECISIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CASES : A Comparative Analysis between the Netherlands and Turkiye . Revista Direito Ambiental E Sociedade, 13(03). Recuperado a partir de https://sou.ucs.br/revistas/index.php/RDAS/article/view/1108

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Vol. 13 Núm. 03 (2023): Revista Direito Ambiental e Sociedade | v. 13, n. 3 | set./dez. 2023

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