Human Rights and the Environment : Philosophical, Theoretical and Legal Perspectives.

The book examines the genesis and development of environmental rights (or the Right to Environment) in international law and discusses their philosophical, theoretical and legal underpinnings in the context of sustainable development and the notion of solidarity rights.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Leib, Linda Hajjar
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : BRILL, 2011. ©2011
Series:	Queen Mary studies in international law ; 3.
Subjects:	Environmental law, International. Environmental law. Human rights. Law. Human Rights Droits de l'homme (Droit international) LAW > Environmental. LAW > Public. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE
Chapter one. Historical and philosophical underpinnings of the environmental movement
Chapter Two. An overview of the characteristics and controversies of human rights
PART TWO: THE CONCEPTUALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS HUMAN RIGHTS
Chapter Three. Theorisation of the various human rights approaches to environmental issues
Chapter Four. Reconfiguration of the human rights system in light of sustainable development and the two-level conceptualisation of environmental rights.