1 BACKGROUND
1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION WITHIN THE GERMAN LEGAL SYSTEM
1.2 EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
1.3 CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
1.4 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION IN GERMANY AND ABROAD: A BRIEF COMPARISON
1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
2 CIVIL LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
2.1 CIVIL LITIGATION PROCEDURE AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
2.2 CLAIMS BASED ON GENERAL CIVIL LAW
2.3 CLAIMS BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY ACT
3 PUBLIC LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
3.1 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS IN PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
3.2 PUBLIC INTEREST PROCEEDINGS IN PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
3.2.1 Development and Legal Basis
3.2.2 Admissible Subject Matters and Claims
3.2.3 Admissible Grounds for Action and Substantiation of the Claim
3.2.4 Capacity to Act
3.2.5 Other Requirements
3.3 GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO BOTH INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC INTEREST PROCEEDINGS
3.4 PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
4 OUTLOOK: THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION IN GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
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