The court cases initiated by Alburnus Maior aim to ensure that the decision-making process over the Rosia Montana gold mine proposal is a democratic one, based on public participation and in full respect to the rights of the directly affected local population:
 
- the right to a clean environment;
- access to information and public participation in decision-making;
- the right to cultural heritage;
- the right to private life, property and free economic initiative.

If this principles and rights would be fully respected at Rosia Montana, this project should never be approved.

Access to justice on human rights and environmental issues is:

- a right guaranteed by the Constitution;
- one of the most democratic ways to debate problems faced by a community at a particular moment;
- court actions – an act of public participation ;
- for Alburnus Maior – an efficient way to establish a more just and equitable situation for Rosia Montana's patrimony, environment and population.

Risk Analysis Report October 2004
Risk Analysis Report November 2005
Risk Analysis Report November 2007

For more information on Alburnus Maior's litigation activities you can access a power point presentation here.