The environmental rights revolution : a global study of constitutions, human rights, and the environment /
The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around the question: Should rights to clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law? David Boyd answers this by moving beyond theoretical debate to measure the practical effects of enshrining th...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Vancouver :
UBC Press,
©2012.
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| Serie: | Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
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| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=434737 |
| Riassunto: | The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around the question: Should rights to clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law? David Boyd answers this by moving beyond theoretical debate to measure the practical effects of enshrining the right in constitutions. His pioneering analysis of 193 constitutions and the laws and court decisions of more than 100 nations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa reveals a positive correlation between constitutional protection and stronger environmental laws, smaller ecological footprints, superior environmental performance, and improved quality of life. |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiii, 443 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-421) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780774821629 0774821620 9780774821605 0774821604 9781299588066 1299588069 9780774821612 0774821612 |
| ISSN: | 1496-4953 |