The EU Forum of Judges for the Environment (EUFJE) was established in 2004. It provides an opportunity for discussion and exchange of information among EU Member States’ judges interested in environmental law. The organization’s purpose is to promote and contribute to a better implementation and enforcement of national, European, and international environmental law by facilitating sharing of experience with environmental case law and on relevant judicial training, as well as by fostering knowledge of environmental law among judges.
EUFJE holds annual conferences dedicated to particular areas of environmental law. The first such conference, held in the Hague in December 2004, focused on the Aarhus Convention. The next conference dealt with issues of waste law. The next conference, to be held in Helsinki in September 2006, will address issues related to Natura 2000 areas.
EUFJE carried out a survey of its members regarding their national legal systems, organization of the judiciary, and training and information available to judges. The survey’s results are available on EUFJE’s website.
For more information, see http://www.eufje.org