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Constitutional environmental rights

Author
Hayward T.
Date
2004
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-073455)
Publisher | Place of publication
Oxford University Press | Oxford, UK
ISBN
0-19-927868-7
Pages
240 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Human rights Constitutional law
Abstract

Contents: Introduction 1 The case for a human right to an adequate environment 2 Constitutionalizing the right to an adequate environment: Challenges of principle 3 The challenge of effective implementation 4 Environmental rights as democratic rights 5 Is a constitutional right necessary? A European perspective 6 Environmental rights and environmental justice: A global perspective Conclusion