Human Rights and the Environment: Key Issues

ISBN-13: 9781138722750 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 356 str.

Sumudu Atapattu; Andrea Schapper

Opis

This book provides a solid understanding of both human rights and environmental issues.  Combining the authors' specialisms in law and politics, this is a truly inter-disciplinary resource that will be essential for students of human rights, environmental studies, international law, international relations, politics and philosophy.

Spis treści

Part I: Introduction and Evolution  1. Human Rights and Environmental Protection: Framing the Issues  2. Emergence of a Human Right to a Healthy Environment  3. Pros and Cons of a Human Rights-Based Approach to Environmental Protection  4. Regional Developments  Part II: Human Rights of special relevance to Environmental Protection  5. Substantive Right  6. Procedural Right  7. Constitutional Developments  8. Selected National Cases  Part III: Climate Change and Human Rights  8. From UNFCCC to Paris Agreement: A Human Rights Assessment  9. From UNFCCC to Paris Agreement: A Human Rights Assessment  10. Social Movements and Civil Society  11. Vulnerability and Climate Change  12. Mitigation, Adaptation, and Loss and Damage  Part IV: Emerging issues related to environmental rights  13. Extraterritorial Application of Environmental Rights  14. Business, Human Rights and the Environment  15. Intergenerational Rights, Animal rights, and the rights of Nature and Ecosystems  16. Human Rights and Environment: Square Pegs in Round Holes?