-About this book

The field of human rights and the environment has grown phenomenally during the last few years and this textbook will be one of the first to encourage students to think critically about how many environmental issues lead to a violation of existing rights.

Taking a socio-legal approach, this book will provide a good understanding of both human rights and environmental issues, as well as the limitations of each regime, and will explore the ways in which human rights law and institutions can be used to obtain relief for the victims of environmental degradation or of adverse effects of environmental policies.

In addition, it will place an emphasis on climate change and climate policies to highlight the pros and cons of using a human rights framework and to underscore its importance in the context of climate change. As well as identifying emerging issues and areas for further research, each chapter will be rich in pedagogical features, including web links to further research and discussion questions for beyond the classroom.

Combining their specialisms in law and politics, Atapattu and Schapper have developed a truly inter-disciplinary resource that will be essential for students of human rights, environmental studies, international law, international relations, politics, and philosophy.

-Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
PART I
Introduction and evolution                                                            1
1 Human rights and environmental protection:

   framing the issues                                                                      3

2 Emergence of a human right to a healthy environment        35

3 Pros and cons of a human rights-based approach to

    environmental protection                                                        63

4 Regional systems of human rights                                         85

PART II
Human rights of special relevance to
environmental protection                                                          107
5 Substantive rights                                                                   109
6 Procedural rights                                                                    129
7 Constitutional developments                                                154
8 Selected national cases                                                          175

PART III
Climate change and human rights                                           203
9 From UNFCCC to Paris Agreement: a human
rights assessment                                                                     205
10 Social movements and civil society                                    231
11 Vulnerability and climate change                                        249
12 Mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage                     267
PART IV
Emerging issues related to environmental rights                  285
13 Extraterritorial application of environmental rights           287
14 Business, human rights, and the environment                  308
15 Inter-generational rights, animal rights, and
rights of nature and ecosystems                                             325
16 Human rights and the environment: square pegs
in round holes?                                                                         340
Index                                                                                          349

-carectéristiques

date de parution :8 mars 2019

N.de pages: 384 pages

Éditeur : Routledge

ISBN: 9781138722750

ASIN : B07PF1M13B

Langue: Anglais