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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Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Boyd, David R. (David Richard), 1964-
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2012.
Серии:Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=434737
Оглавление:
  • Part 1. The Emergence and Evolution of a New Human Right.
  • 1. Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment : The Context
  • 2. The Right to a Healthy Environment : framing the Issues
  • 3. The Prevalence and Enforceability of Environmental Provisions in National Constitutions
  • 4. The Influence of International Law
  • Part 2. The Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment in Practice
  • 5. A Framework for Assessing the Legal Influence of the Right to a Healthy Environment
  • 6. Latin America and the Caribbean
  • 7. Africa
  • 8. Asia
  • 9. Eastern Europe
  • 10. Western Europe
  • Part 3. Evaluating the Impacts of Environmental Provisions in Constitutions.
  • 11. Lessons Learned : Practical Experiences with the Right to a Healthy Environment
  • 12. Do Environmental Provisions in Constitutions Influence Environmental Performance?
  • 13. An Idea Whose Time Has Come.