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OSCE Centre organizes training courses on environmental law for judges and prosecutors in Kazakhstan
ALMATY 1 November 2004
ALMATY, 1 November 2004 - Two training seminars for Kazakh judges and prosecutors on national and international legal instruments for environmental issues started in Almaty today.
The seminars organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Environmental Protection are intended to improve the participants' knowledge of environmental legislation. The goal is also to promote a more efficient implementation of environmental laws in Kazakhstan.
The training sessions form part of a wider programme for capacity-building in environmental law for judges, public prosecutors and other legal professionals.
"An independent judiciary and proper administration of justice are essential prerequisites for the implementation, development and enforcement of environmental law," said Ambassador Ivar Vikki, Head of the OSCE Centre. "The participation of the public in environmental policy, international co-operation and training in environmental law need to be strengthened and improved."
The seminars are focussing on implementation of the Aarhus Convention - an international legal instrument on access to information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice on environmental matters.
The seminars, which will end on 4 November, are being conducted by international and local experts on environmental law.
The seminars organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Environmental Protection are intended to improve the participants' knowledge of environmental legislation. The goal is also to promote a more efficient implementation of environmental laws in Kazakhstan.
The training sessions form part of a wider programme for capacity-building in environmental law for judges, public prosecutors and other legal professionals.
"An independent judiciary and proper administration of justice are essential prerequisites for the implementation, development and enforcement of environmental law," said Ambassador Ivar Vikki, Head of the OSCE Centre. "The participation of the public in environmental policy, international co-operation and training in environmental law need to be strengthened and improved."
The seminars are focussing on implementation of the Aarhus Convention - an international legal instrument on access to information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice on environmental matters.
The seminars, which will end on 4 November, are being conducted by international and local experts on environmental law.