ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN THE FIELD OF THE ENVIRONMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LIABILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINALITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

The paper discusses aspects of access to justice, ie, the concept of liability regarding the damage to the environment and environmental crime. An overview of the provisions of the Directive on environmental liability regarding environmental damage is given. Cases of access to justice related to environmental crime and environmental forensics are presented. The main aspects of access to justice under the Aarhus Convention are explained. Problems, challenges, and dilemmas in the implementation of access to justice in the field of environmental crime are pointed out. An assessment of the implementation of access to justice in the segment of liability for environmental damage and punishment for torts in the field of the environment is given. It is considered whether the concept of liability for environmental damage is more effective than criminal environmental protection in terms of actual environmental protection.