Review of the article. Full version available in the Belarusian part of the journal:

The article deals with the regulations of the Århus Convention (1998) on public participation in decision-making in environmental matters and their implementation in the law of the Republic of Belarus. The author gives consideration to environmental impact assessment as one of the forms of public participation in decision-making in environmental matters in Belarus and points out the rules of public hearings (as a part of environmental impact assessment procedure) which, in her opinion, should be developed further to provide the real chance for the public to influence the environmental decisions.

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Taciana Fadziejeva was born in Miensk in 1984. Bachelor of law, she is currently a fifth-year BSU student at jurisprudence department of the faculty of law. The sphere of scientific interests comprises the history of Belarusian law, Belarusian legal terminology, environmental matters.