Book Review, David R. Boyd, The Right to a Healthy Environment, Revitalizing Canada's Constitution (UBC Press, W. Wesley Pue General Ed., 2012)

36 Human Rights Quarterly 258 (2014)

U of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 14-07

10 Pages Posted: 17 May 2014 Last revised: 30 Jul 2014

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Bradford C. Mank

University of Cincinnati - College of Law

Chiddy Ukonne

University of Cincinnati - College of Law

Date Written: February 16, 2014

Abstract

Boyd’s new book, The Right to a Healthy Environment, attempts to prove that Canadians would benefit if they amended their constitution to recognize the right to a healthy environment. Throughout this work, he emphasizes the general benefits of recognizing environmental rights as human rights and the positive impact recognizing these rights in the Canadian constitution would have on the lives of Canadian citizens. He examines the gradual domestic emergence of environmental rights both in Canadian law and from a global perspective. By including both viewpoints, Boyd attempts to identify the complexities and intricate questions that arise regarding various environmental issues both at local and global levels. He asserts that the environmental rights of today will affect future generations and encourages Canadians to think of what they will be passing on to their children.

Keywords: Book review, human rights, environmenal law, environmental rights, Canada

JEL Classification: K23, K32, K33

Suggested Citation

Mank, Bradford C. and Ukonne, Chiddy, Book Review, David R. Boyd, The Right to a Healthy Environment, Revitalizing Canada's Constitution (UBC Press, W. Wesley Pue General Ed., 2012) (February 16, 2014). 36 Human Rights Quarterly 258 (2014) , U of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 14-07, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2437932

Bradford C. Mank (Contact Author)

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Chiddy Ukonne

University of Cincinnati - College of Law ( email )

P.O. Box 210040
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0040
United States

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