The Future We Want and Constitutionally Enshrined Procedural Rights in Environmental Matters
May, J. R., & Daly, E. (2014). "Chapter 2: The Future We Want and constitutionally enshrined procedural rights in environmental matters". In Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Posted: 19 Dec 2024 Last revised: 14 Dec 2024
Date Written: June 11, 2014
Abstract
Constitutional guarantees of rights to information, participation and adjudication can help achieve an environmentally sustainable planet. Countries from around the globe met in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 2012 (‘Rio + 20’), to ‘renew our commitment to sustainable development and to ensure the promotion of an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future for our planet and for present and future generations.’ The ‘outcome document’, called The Future We Want, contains 283 paragraphs delimiting discernible objectives fostering sustainable development, including poverty eradication, peace, prosperity and equality, and access to resources, water, funding, intellectual property, and technology.
Keywords: Constitutional Rights, Planet, Sustainable Development
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
May, James and Daly, Erin, The Future We Want and Constitutionally Enshrined Procedural Rights in Environmental Matters (June 11, 2014). May, J. R., & Daly, E. (2014). "Chapter 2: The Future We Want and constitutionally enshrined procedural rights in environmental matters". In Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5035481
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