Environmental human rights and climate change : current status and future prospects /: current status and future prospects. ([2018])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Environmental human rights and climate change : current status and future prospects /: current status and future prospects. ([2018])
- Main Title:
- Environmental human rights and climate change : current status and future prospects
- Further Information:
- Note: Bridget Lewis.
- Authors:
- Lewis, Bridget
- Contents:
- Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction to Environmental Human Rights and Climate Change; Abstract; 1.1 Human Rights and the Environment: A Mutually Supportive Yet Complex Relationship; 1.2 Defining 'Environmental Human Rights'; 1.3 Two Key Issues: Climate Change and the Right to a Good Environment; 1.4 Overview of Chapters; References; Legislation and Treaties; Cases; International Documents; Articles and Books; 2 Environmental Dimensions of Human Rights; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Right to Health; 2.3 The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living 2.4 The Right to Respect for Private and Family Life2.5 The Right to Property; 2.6 The Right to Self-determination and the Rights of Indigenous and Minority Groups; 2.7 The Right to Life; 2.8 Conclusion; References; Treaties and Legislation; Cases; International Documents; Articles and Books; 3 Constitutional Environmental Rights; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Constitutional Environmental Rights Around the World; 3.2.1 The Right to a Clean Environment, a Healthy Environment or an Environment Free from Pollution; 3.2.2 The Right to Live in an Environment Which Promotes Human Development 3.2.3 The Right to an Ecologically Balanced Environment3.3 Enforceability of Constitutional Environmental Rights; 3.4 What Do We Know About the States with Environmental Constitutional Rights?; 3.5 Conclusion: Contribution to Customary International Law; References; Treaties and Legislation; Cases; Articles and Books; 4 The HumanIntro; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction to Environmental Human Rights and Climate Change; Abstract; 1.1 Human Rights and the Environment: A Mutually Supportive Yet Complex Relationship; 1.2 Defining 'Environmental Human Rights'; 1.3 Two Key Issues: Climate Change and the Right to a Good Environment; 1.4 Overview of Chapters; References; Legislation and Treaties; Cases; International Documents; Articles and Books; 2 Environmental Dimensions of Human Rights; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Right to Health; 2.3 The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living 2.4 The Right to Respect for Private and Family Life2.5 The Right to Property; 2.6 The Right to Self-determination and the Rights of Indigenous and Minority Groups; 2.7 The Right to Life; 2.8 Conclusion; References; Treaties and Legislation; Cases; International Documents; Articles and Books; 3 Constitutional Environmental Rights; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Constitutional Environmental Rights Around the World; 3.2.1 The Right to a Clean Environment, a Healthy Environment or an Environment Free from Pollution; 3.2.2 The Right to Live in an Environment Which Promotes Human Development 3.2.3 The Right to an Ecologically Balanced Environment3.3 Enforceability of Constitutional Environmental Rights; 3.4 What Do We Know About the States with Environmental Constitutional Rights?; 3.5 Conclusion: Contribution to Customary International Law; References; Treaties and Legislation; Cases; Articles and Books; 4 The Human Right to a Good Environment in International Law; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Terminology; 4.3 Discourse Surrounding Recognition of the Right to a Good Environment; 4.3.1 Adequacy of Existing Laws; 4.3.2 Risks of Proliferating New Rights 4.3.3 Benefits of Recognising a Human Right to a Good Environment4.3.4 Defining Appropriate Standards for an Effective Right to a Good Environment; 4.3.5 The Anthropocentricity of a Human Right to a Good Environment; 4.3.6 Summary of Issues Surrounding the Right to a Good Environment; 4.4 Current Legal Status of the Right to a Good Environment; 4.4.1 The Right to a Good Environment in Human Rights Treaties; 4.4.2 A Customary Right to a Good Environment?; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Treaties and Legislation; Cases; International Documents; Articles and Books 5 The Theoretical Basis for Expanding Environmental Human RightsAbstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Why Consider Theoretical Foundations?; 5.3 Natural Rights Theory; 5.3.1 Characteristics of Natural Rights; 5.3.2 Compatibility of the Right to a Good Environment with Natural Rights Theory; 5.4 Will Theory; 5.5 Interest Theory; 5.5.1 Conclusion; 5.6 Cosmopolitan Theories of Human Rights; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Treaties and Legislation; International Documents; Articles and Books; 6 Legal, Practical and Political Implications of Expanding Environmental Human Rights; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Singapore : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Copyright Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 363.738/74
Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
Environmental law, International
Human rights
Human security
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
Environmental law, International
Human rights
Human security
International Environmental Law
Climate Change Management and Policy
Human Rights
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9789811319600
9811319596
9789811319594 - Related ISBNs:
- 981131960X
9789811319594 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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