Variable: Broad standing (Guideline 18)
QoG Code: (edi_gbs)
Description:
The indicator measures to which extent the states provide broad interpretation of standing in proceedings concerned with environmental matters with a view to achieving effective access to justice.
This indicator is an arithmetic average of expert answers to questions on a scale from 0 (worst) to 3 (best): (18.1) To what extent does the law recognize broad legal standing in proceedings concerned with environmental matters?; (P18.1) In the last 5 years, have NGOs been granted legal standing by national courts in public interest environmental cases?
Type of variable: Continuous
Categories:
Environment
Find this variable in:
Environmental Indicators - 2021
Original Dataset
This variable has information for these countries:
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- Argentina
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Congo, Democratic Republic
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia (1993-)
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Madagascar
- Malaysia (1966-)
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan (1971-)
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Romania
- Russia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Lucia
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
This variable has information from the year 2015 to the year 2015