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17 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 345 (2015-2016)
Sercuring Access to Justice Through Environmental Courts and Tribunals: A Case in Diversity

handle is hein.journals/vermenl17 and id is 357 raw text is: SECURING ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS: A CASE IN DIVERSITY J. Michael Angstadt* Introduction..................................... ...... 346 I. Access to Justice and Pressing Societal Issues ............ ..... 347 A. Indigenous Rights.. ..................................349 B. Environmental Justice .................................... 349 II. Specialized Courts: An Institutional Mechanism for Enhancing Access to Justice? ................................... ..... 350 III. Method and Cases ............................. ...... 352 A. India...................................... .....352 B. New Zealand ........................................... 355 IV. Analysis .................................... ..... 357 A. Standing ................................... .....358 1. India National Green Tribunal .................. ......358 a. India: Public Interest Claims .................. .......358 b. India: Standing to Permit Consideration of Nonhuman Entities. 359 c. India: Self-Generated/Sua Sponte Actions ............... 360 2. New Zealand Environment Court.... ................... 360 a. More Formal Standing Analysis ................. ..... 361 b. More Inclusive Standing Statute . ................. ..... 362 c. Flexible Construction of Standing ................ ..... 362 B. Judicial Outcomes ............................. ..... 363 1. India................ .................... ..... 364 2. New Zealand. .............................. ........ 365 V. Discussion ................................... ..... 367 A. Conduits for Translating International Norms... ................367 B. Mechanisms for Enhancing Equity......................368 Conclusion ............................................... 369

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