Full Title: Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Adopted: 25 June 1998
Entry into force: 30 October 2001

The ultimate aim of the Aarhus Convention is to guarantee the rights of access to (environmental) information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters. It is an early example of access conditions that have implicit elements of full, free and open.