Environmental Human Rights and Climate Change Current Status and Future Prospects /

This book examines the current status of environmental human rights at the international, regional, and national levels and provides a critical analysis of possible future developments in this area, particularly in the context of a changing climate. It examines various conceptualisations of environm...

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Main Author: Lewis, Bridget (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
International environmental law.
Climate change.
Human rights.
Social justice.
ISBN:9789811319600
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to Environmental Human Rights and Climate Change
  • 2. Environmental dimensions of human rights
  • 3. Constitutional Environmental Rights
  • 4. The human right to a good environment in international law
  • 5. The theoretical basis for expanding environmental human rights
  • 6. Legal, practical and political implications of expanding environmental human rights
  • 7. The role of environmental human rights in addressing climate change
  • 8. Challenges confronting a human rights-based approach to climate change
  • 9. Do we need a new environmental human right to deal with climate change?
  • 10. Future directions for environmental human rights in a changing climate.

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