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Stichting Natuur en Milieu v. Minister of Transport and Waterworks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
Abstract
Environment — Maritime — Discharge of noxious waste at sea — Ministerial exemption granting permission to discharge waste in North Sea — Compatibility with Netherlands Marine Pollution Act 1975 — Exemption for mixtures containing no more than a “trace” of noxious substance — Interpretation by reference to travaux préparatoires of London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by the Dumping of Wastes, 1972 — Compatibility with Oslo Convention on Marine Pollution, 1972, Article 9 — Non-application of “informal” prior consultation procedure
Treaties — Effect in municipal law — Whether possessing direct effect — Application by municipal courts — Complaint of non-application of treaty provision by contracting State — Whether justiciable by municipal courts — Complaint of non-application of agreed “informal” consultation procedure — Relevance of non-application of procedure by other contracting parties — Oslo Convention on Marine Pollution, 1972 — The law of the Netherlands
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