Binding Opinions as an Instrument of the Environmental Protection

Binding Opinions as an Instrument of the Environmental Protection Abstract The thesis deals with binding opinions issued in the field of environment. Its primary objective is to evaluate whether binding opinions fulfil the role of an effective and appropriate instrument of environmental protection in the context of the adopted reform of public building law. In addition to an unnumbered introduction and conclusion, it is divided into four parts. The first part deals with binding opinions from the perspective of general administrative law and their enshrinement in the Administrative Procedure Code. In particular, it focuses on their general definition, the process of issuing and the issues of review in both administrative proceedings and administrative court proceedings. The second part provides a basic definition of the respective authorities, with an emphasis on the regulation of the status of the respective authorities in the field of the environment. It focuses in particular on their institutional setting and powers. It does not fail to introduce several proceedings under various laws in which the respective authorities are involved. At the same time, it presents the main changes in the field of the respective authorities brought about by the reform of public building law. As binding opinions are most..