The Right to a Healthy Environment in the United Kingdom: Supporting the Proposal for a New Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

25 Pages Posted: 23 May 2022 Last revised: 28 May 2022

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Harry Balfour-Lynn

New York University School of Law

Sue Willman

King's College London

Date Written: May 3, 2022

Abstract

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has proposed a new Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights establishing the right to a healthy environment. This research paper reviews the legal background and argues that the UK should support the proposal.

Keywords: Human rights law, environmental law, European Convention on Human Rights

Suggested Citation

Balfour-Lynn, Harry and Willman, Sue, The Right to a Healthy Environment in the United Kingdom: Supporting the Proposal for a New Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (May 3, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4099619 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4099619

Harry Balfour-Lynn

New York University School of Law ( email )

Sue Willman (Contact Author)

King's College London ( email )

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