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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Tác giả chính: Boyd, David R. (David Richard), 1964-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2012.
Loạt:Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=434737
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Tóm tắt: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.
Mô tả vật lý:1 online resource (xiii, 443 pages) : illustrations
Thư mục:Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-421) and index.
số ISBN:9780774821629
0774821620
9780774821605
0774821604
9781299588066
1299588069
9780774821612
0774821612
số ISSN:1496-4953