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A comprehensive guide to the way that environmental rights are developing in terms of the standards of protection that they represent. This book covers all of the relevant human rights treaties, selected national constitutions and other developments that illustrate how environmental rights standards are emerging in this dynamic area.
List of contents
1. Introduction: a brief history of environmental rights and the development of standards Stephen J. Turner; 2. Environmental rights and international human rights covenants: what standards are relevant? Sumudu Attapatu; 3. The ECHR, environment-based human rights claims and the search for standards Karen Morrow; 4. The American Convention on Human Rights and environmental rights standards Evadné Grant; 5. The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and environmental rights standards Louis Kotzé and Anél du Plessis; 6. The Aarhus Convention: standards for access to justice in environmental matters Áine Ryall; 7. The emergence of standards regarding the right of access to water and sanitation Owen McIntyre; 8. Standards in the procedural rights of multilateral environmental agreements Lara Ognibene and Angela Kariuki; 9. A stock-taking of FPIC standards in international environmental law Jona Razzaque; 10. Environmental standards and the right to life in India: regulatory frameworks and judicial enterprise Gitanjali N. Gill; 11. Environmental standards in the Portuguese Constitution Alexandra Aragão; 12. The Argentinean Constitution and its relationship with environmental standards Silvia Nonna; 13. The South African Constitution - Standards of Environmental Protection Nathan J. Cooper; 14. The French Charter of the Environment and Standards of Environmental Protection David Marrani and Stephen J. Turner; 15. The Constitution of Bhutan: a quantitative environmental standard Stephen J. Turner; 16. The rights to nature: guiding our responsibilities through standards Craig Kauffman and Linda Sheehan; 17. Standards in sub-national environmental constitutionalism Erin Daly and James R. May; 18. Conclusion: analyzing the development of standards in the field of environmental rights Stephen J. Turner.
Summary
A comprehensive guide to the way that environmental rights are developing in terms of the standards of protection that they represent. This book covers all of the relevant human rights treaties, selected national constitutions and other developments that illustrate how environmental rights standards are emerging in this dynamic area.
