Avosetta Group
The Avosetta Group is a small informal group of lawyers whose main purpose is
to further Those participating in Avosetta are invited out of recognition of their outstanding
distinction in The group meets about once a year in order to discuss
a topic of significance for EU-environ- The proceedings of the meeting and accompanying discussion documents are accessible
through Secretariat: Forschungsstelle fuer Europaeisches Umweltrecht, Universitaetsallee GW I, D - 28359 Bremen,
the development of environmental law in the European Union and Member States.
"Avosetta"
is the Latin name of a rare bird which caused the European Court of Justice
to establish far
reaching principles of European Nature Protection Law in the German Dike-Case.
The group
held its inaugural meeting at Bremen University in January 2001.
European environmental law, and take part in a personal and independent
capacity. Nevertheless,
Avosetta discussions aim to reflect a comprehensive cross-section of
legal cultures within Europe,
and will generally include up to two participants from each Member and accession State.
mental law. The meeting will normally result
in policy recommendations which shall be submitted
to the EU-institutions and also
published for wider use in the Member States.
the present web-site.
Email: antje.spalink@uni-bremen.de