Climate Volatility, Foundational Freedoms, and the Environment Act 2021: The Transformative Potential of the Principle of Legality

IF 0.3 Q3 LAW Statute Law Review Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI:10.1093/slr/hmae038
Ben Chester Cheong
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The UK Environment Act 2021 presents a valuable case study of the importance and challenges of protecting foundational freedoms in the context of complex and ambiguous environmental legislation. This article argues that the common law principle of legality provides a vital tool for courts to uphold rights imperilled by climate volatility and environmental decline by presuming against rights-infringing interpretations of environmental statutes. Analysing key provisions of the Act and its associated Parliamentary processes, the article focuses on areas such as statutory language clarity, the scope of executive powers, and the framework for public participation. It explores how the principle of legality and other interpretive approaches could help to resolve these issues and ensure the Act is applied in a way that promotes environmental accountability. The article argues that the principle of legality has a crucial role to play in ensuring environmental law delivers on its promise to protect both the environment and foundational freedoms.
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气候波动、基本自由与《2021 年环境法案》:合法性原则的变革潜力
英国《2021 年环境法案》提供了一个宝贵的案例研究,说明了在复杂而模糊的环境立法背景下保护基本自由的重要性和挑战性。本文认为,普通法的合法性原则为法院提供了一个重要工具,通过推定对环境法规的侵权解释,维护因气候多变和环境恶化而受到威胁的权利。文章分析了该法案的关键条款及其相关的议会程序,重点关注法定语言的清晰度、行政权力的范围以及公众参与框架等领域。文章探讨了合法性原则和其他解释性方法如何有助于解决这些问题,并确保该法案的适用方式能够促进环境问责制。文章认为,合法性原则在确保环境法履行其保护环境和基本自由的承诺方面发挥着至关重要的作用。
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