The protection of the human right to a healthy environment cannot be achieved in the
absence of legal and effective mechanisms in place, that would regulate it. Mechanisms
responsible for the protection of the right to a healthy environment/environmental mat-
ters do not only guarantee the assurance and possibility of exercising such rights, but also
constitute an important procedural right on its own. Environmental issues will largely
trigger the proper functioning of the mechanisms set to protect the human rights to a
healthy environment, which will alternatively completely eliminate the problem of access
to justice in environmental matters. The article includes a study dedicated to the identifi-
cation and assessment of the particularities of the legal mechanism for the protection of
ecological rights and interests, including the national, international legislation and the
practice of ECHR.
