International cooperation for the preservation of the environment: the brazilian law and the Aarhus convention

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES LAW, AND SUGGESTS THAT THE LAW CAN BE UNDERSTOOD IN LIGHT OF THE RULES OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW, ESPECIALLY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE AARHUS CONVENTION OF 1998 REGARDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE DECISIONMAKING AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. THE RESULTS SHOW THAT ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL CULTURE OF COOPERATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO INFORMATION, PARTICIPATION AND INTERFERENCE OF THE COMMUNITY IN DECISION-MAKING ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT. THE ESSAY CONCLUDES THAT THE AARHUS CONVENTION, WHILE STILL NOT RATIFIED BY BRAZIL, SHOULD SERVE AS A PARADIGM FOR DOMESTIC LEGISLATION IN TERMS OF THE OBLIGATION FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT