In September 2024, Autonomy Studies published an article titled “The Aarhus Convention and Judicial Access Rights of Environmental NGOs: Requests for Internal Review of EU Institutional Acts” by Professor Yumiko Nakanishi of the Graduate School of Law. This article examines a case in which an environmental NGO filed a lawsuit, leading to a judgment that the EU had violated its obligations under the Aarhus Convention, a Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making, and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. The judgment prompted amendments to the Aarhus Regulation, bringing significant changes to access to justice within the EU. Professor Nakanishi first provides a detailed explanation of the background of the case and the judgment itself, followed by an analysis of the judgment’s implications for the amendment of the Aarhus Regulation. She highlights how various concepts clarified in the judgment were organized in a way that expanded access to justice for environmental NGOs. Furthermore, she argues that the EU Court of Justice, which had previously imposed strict obligations on EU Member States regarding compliance with the Aarhus Convention, has now applied the same rigorous standards to EU institutions.