Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
aarhus, duchy_of_lancaster | (0)
I have found out today thanks to Wikipedia about a committee that I can't imagine many people know about."The subject of the Convention goes to the heart of the relationship between people and governments. The Convention is not only an environmental agreement, it is also a Convention about government accountability, transparency and responsiveness." Source: UNECE"All good stuff" I hear you say "...but this is a body formed by international agreement, they won't return my calls".But that is what is really interesting is that unlike most (all other?) international treaties the compliance mechanism can be triggered by members of the public:"The ...