Environmental Protection Through Criminal Law – Excesses, Omissions And Other Flaws

The issue of environmental crime has been addressed in international and European for many years. The most recent international event dedicated to environmental protection was the 5th EELF Annual Conference "Sustainable Management of Natural Resources – Legal Instruments and Approaches" held from 30 August to 1 September 2017 at the University of Copenhagen.

Building on this global interest issue, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Environmental Crime Directive 2008/99/EC ("ECD"), aiming to ensure the protection of the environment through criminal law.

Apparently, Romania has efficiently transposed the ECD. In practice, the Romanian approach is far from being genuinely concerned about environmental protection.