predicament. It is left to be demanded that the environmental decision-making processes should be
constructed and aimed towards public participation, and by the indispensable right of the citizens to
gain the ability to directly contribute in decisions that will ultimately affect their quality and
standard of living. However, in terms of our judicial, technological and cultural development, this
movement towards such collective power is not yet realized, and presents a much sordid perspective
upon the heavily publicized ideological devotion to democracy that is the bedrock of our society.
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Table of cases
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People United Respecting the Environment (‘Pure’) v. The Environmental Management
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