2 judgments found.

Chu Yee Wah v. Director Of Environmental Protection

Country:
Year: 2011
Court: The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court of Appeal
Citation: [2011] HKCA 217; [2011] 5 HKLRD 469; [2012] 1 HKC 35; CACV 84/2011
Health Topics: Environmental health
Human Rights: Right to a clean environment
Facts:

This case addressed the issue of whether Hong Kong’s Director of Environmental Protection (the ͞Director) had the authority to approve an environmental impact assessment (the ͞EIA) of certain proposed Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge projects (the ͞HKZMB Projects) if the EIA did not contain a quantitative stand-alone analysis of the projected environmental impact of the HKZMB Projects. …Read more

Tags: Air pollution, Environmental hazard, Industrial waste, Water pollution
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Case 2009-002

Country: Belgium
Year: 2009
Court: Constitutional Court [Court Constitutionelle]
Citation: No. 4277 & 4278. C. C., n°2009-002
Health Topics: Environmental health
Facts:

Three telecommunications companies sought to annul an ordinance passed by the Brussels Capital Region concerning the protection of the environment against the harmful effects of non-ionizing radiation. The provisions sought to restrict the levels of non-ionizing radiation produced in the environment, particularly from telecommunications equipment. The applicants alleged that the provisions adopted by the Brussels …Read more

Tags: Environmental hazard, Radiation
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