The environmental rights revolution : a global study of constitutions, human rights, and the environment
by
Boyd, David R. (David Richard), 1964-
Title
:
The environmental rights revolution : a global study of constitutions, human rights, and the environment
Author
:
Boyd, David R. (David Richard), 1964-
ISBN
:
9780774821605
9780774821612
Personal Author
:
Boyd, David R. (David Richard), 1964-
Publication Information
:
Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, c2012.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 443 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
:
Law and society series,
Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Contents
:
Part 1. The Emergence and Evolution of a New Human Right. -- 1. Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment : The Context -- 2. The Right to a Healthy Environment : framing the Issues -- 3. The Prevalence and Enforceability of Environmental Provisions in National Constitutions -- 4. The Influence of International Law -- Part 2. The Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment in Practice -- 5. A Framework for Assessing the Legal Influence of the Right to a Healthy Environment -- 6. Latin America and the Caribbean -- 7. Africa -- 8. Asia -- 9. Eastern Europe -- 10. Western Europe -- Part 3. Evaluating the Impacts of Environmental Provisions in Constitutions. -- 11. Lessons Learned : Practical Experiences with the Right to a Healthy Environment -- 12. Do Environmental Provisions in Constitutions Influence Environmental Performance? -- 13. An Idea Whose Time Has Come.
Subject Term
:
Environmental law.
Constitutional law.
Human rights.
Environmental ethics.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025560554 | 344.046 B789E 2012 | 1 |