Melis ARAS

Research Projects:

ComMEATted Project "Committed to the responsible development of meat replacement products and practices: comparing multidimensional barriers and potentials in European countries [JPI HDHL "FOODRETEC"]"

EPICUR European University 2023-2024 EPICluster "Sustainable and just renewable energy transition for Europe: exploring multidimensional barriers and potentials".

EUCOR Seed Money Project 2020-2021

Projet INTERREG V 2019-2022 RES-TMO

Programme Formation-Recherche CIERA 2020-202 

ANR DEMOCRITE_Demonstration of a Risk Coverage Engine at Territory Scale 2015-2016

PhD thesis defended in Public Law, 2016

Title: "Le droit à l'information environnementale du public en matière de risques industriels"

Keywords: Access to Information; Public Participation in Decision-making; Aarhus Convention; Seveso Directive; Charter for the Environment; Industrial Risks; Digitalisation

Abstract:
The public’s right to environmental information on industrial hazards, exercised through various channels including digital communications, is a complex and evolving legal construct. This right involves not only access to information but also participation in decision-making, and its exercise depends on multiple factors, including legal frameworks and institutional practices. This thesis examines the evolution of these components through a theoretical and legal analysis focused on the creation and application of law. Particular attention is given to the role of the judiciary in enforcing access to public information, facilitating public participation, and accommodating the diversity of exercise modes. Observed discrepancies in the application of these rights reveal the adaptability of the public right to environmental information in practice, reflecting its purpose and implementation rather than an intrinsic evolution of the right itself.