Human rights and the environment philosophical, theoretical, and legal perspectives

This book explores the philosophical, theoretical and legal bases that underpin the linkage between human rights and the environment. Such linkage, grounded in reality, is an innovative way of addressing environmental issues through the lens of a well-established international human rights system. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Leib, Linda Hajjar (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2011.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Queen Mary studies in international law ; v. 3.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical and philosophical underpinnings of the environmental movement
  • An overview of the characteristics and controversies of human rights
  • Theorisation of the various human rights approaches to environmental issues
  • Reconfiguration of the human rights system in light of sustainable development and the two-level conceptualisation of environmental rights.