Introduction to Volume VII: new dimensions in human rights and the environment
May, J. R., & Daly, E. (2019). "Introduction to Volume VII: new dimensions in human rights and the environment". In Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
11 Pages Posted: 17 Dec 2024 Last revised: 12 Dec 2024
Date Written: April 02, 2019
Abstract
Much has been written, discussed, advocated and litigated about human rights and the environment over the last two decades. This comprehensive volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law offers fresh perspectives to the conversation by focusing on four subjects that shed new light on the subject of environmental human rights: the challenges of identifying the fundamental legal sources for the protection of human rights and the environment, the recognition of the indivisibility of human rights and environmental law, the centrality of the right to human dignity as the lodestar of human rights law, and the uniqueness of geographic particularities.
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Keywords: Human Rights, Environmental Human Rights, Environmental Law, Rights to Human Dignity
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May, James and Daly, Erin,
Introduction to Volume VII: new dimensions in human rights and the environment
(April 02, 2019). May, J. R., & Daly, E. (2019). "Introduction to Volume VII: new dimensions in human rights and the environment". In Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5029850 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5029850
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