The right to participation of people living in poverty 2013, para. 31
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- Aside from the United Nations human rights instruments, various other legal frameworks also refer to participation. While not specifically focused on participation of people living in poverty, these other frameworks could also assist in determining the legal content of the right to participation. For example, the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) regulates procedural rights for environmental decision-making for State parties. It links environmental rights with human rights, and in particular the right to participation, and is based on three pillars - access to information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters. The Convention sets out minimum requirements for public participation in various categories of environmental decision-making. The public participation requirements include: (a) timely and effective noti?cation to the concerned public; (b) reasonable time frames for participation, including provision for participation at an early stage; (c) a right for the concerned public to inspect information relevant to the decision-making process at no cost; (d) an obligation for the decision-making body to take due account of the outcome of public participation; and (e) prompt public noti?cation of the decision, with the text of the decision and the reasons and considerations on which it is based made publicly accessible.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 31
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