Constitutional Environmental Rights

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-927868-8
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Should the fundamental right to an adequate environment be provided in the constitution of any modern democratic state? Drawing on precedents from around the world, this book provides a politically-focused analysis of this pivotal issue.

This book shows why a fundamental right to an adequate environment ought to be provided in the constitution of any modern democratic state.;The importance of securing provision for environmental protection at the constitutional level is now widely recogni

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

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of Political Theory, Philosophy, Law, and Geography, especially those interested in the protection of the environment and constitutional human rights, policy makers and campaigners concerened with environmental protection and rights

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hayward, Tim

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Über Autor(innen)

Reader in the School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh