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Henri de Waele
Over the seven decades of its existence, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has performed well as aconflict-solving institution. From the existing literature, it becomes less clear however to what extentit served as an effective agent for societal change. Obtaining clarity on this issue seems imperative inthe current day and age, considering the gargantuan challenges of accelerating climate change andenvironmental degradation: if the ECJ generally manages to‘deliver’, at least some further progresscould realistically be expected on this front also. The present article conducts an examinationreviewing the experiences in the green domain from a comparative perspective, seeking to discernpossible patterns and draw common inferences. Thus, it aims to expose how and when judges provesuccessful in recalibrating the conduct or opinions of real people in actual practice. Those insights maywell inform future progress in different fields—the ecological as much as anywhere.
