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The idea of judicial democracy in the European Union (EU), which assumes that the European Court of Justice functions to ensure that European citizens are guaranteed their rights & have a say in the EU's decisions, is held to be faulty. An examination of the Court's practices demonstrates that a European's access to the courtroom seems to be greatly influenced by knowledge of the European Union & by nationality. Only a limited number of persons have recourse to the Court, & it is suggested that the EU's judges are not especially bothered by this, guaranteeing that the situation is unlikely to change in the near future. D. Weibel

Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY). Suggests an approach whereby militant environmentalists, who wish to protect specific landscapes from changes related to construction or other projects, can refute charges that they are motivated by purely selfish interests. Summary in English.