The case for a human right to an adequate environment -- Constitutionalizing the right to an adequate environment: challenges of principle -- The challenge of effective implementation -- Environmental rights as democratic rights -- Is a constitutional environmental right necessary? A European perspective -- Environmental rights and environmental justice: a global perspective
Summary
This book shows why a fundamental right to an adequate environment ought to be provided in the constitution of any modern democratic state. It explains why the right to an environment adequate for one's health and well-being is a genuine human right and why it ought to be constitutionalised
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
Content as of: Oct. 31, 2006; title from title screen
