Expertifizierung als Entwicklungstendenz im Europäischen Verwaltungsrecht – das Beispiel der nationalen und unionalen Klimaräte journal article Wolfgang Kahl, Marie-Christin Stürmlinger Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht, Volume 19 (2021), Issue 2, Page 173 - 185 Using the example of climate protection law, the paper deals with the process of Europeanization through legal comparison and through the effects of national legal systems among themselves and at the Union level (Europeanization “bottom up”). For this purpose, it examines the phenomenon of "expertification", which – together with participation and juridification (climate change litigation) – is currently the most important development trend in this policy area. To support the “expertification”-thesis, the paper analyzes the competencies, normative anchoring and democratic legitimacy of the German “Expert Council on Climate Issues” compared to its counterparts in the UK and at EU level. Based on this, reform proposals for the currently underpowered German expert council are made.
Klimaschutz durch Grundrechte – gerichtliche Kontrolle staatlicher Klimaschutzmaßnahmen journal article Marie-Christin Stürmlinger Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht, Volume 18 (2020), Issue 2, Page 169 - 185 In December 2019, the highest civil court in the Netherlands sentenced the Dutch state to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 25 % by the end of 2020 compared to the reference year 1990. This obligation arose from the duty to protect in Art. 2 and Art. 8 ECHR, which, based on the broad international consensus and the state of climate science, oblige the Netherlands to comply with this standard. In Germany, such an action will be dealt with at the Administrative or Constitutional Court, although the legal standing is problematic. Unlike in the Netherlands, the ECHR is not directly applicable. However, its evaluations must be taken into account when interpreting the fundamental rights of the Constitution. The state's duty to protect is part of the fundamental rights of the German Constitution. However, the state has a wide margin of appreciation in the fulfilment of its duties to protect. Thus, the courts can only examine whether the existing regulations for the protection of the endangered fundamental rights are completely unsuitable or completely inadequate.
Ausnahmen und Abweichungen von Zielen der Raumordnung – Effektive Instrumente eines neuen „Deutschlandtempos“? Martin Beckmann
