ON THE ISSUE OF IMPROVING THE MECHANISM FOR PROTECTING ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN THE CONTEXT OF COMBATING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The struggle against the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down international environmental cooperation and environmental surveillance activities. In this regard, there has been an increasing number of citizens and environmental organisations appealing to international human rights courts. The article analyses the activities of the Council of Europe and the practice of the European Court of Human Rights in 2020-2021 to identify trends in expanding the boundaries of regional institutional cooperation in protection of environmental rights.