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

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James R. May

Washburn University - Washburn University School of Law; Widener University Delaware Law School; Haub School of Law at Pace University

Erin Daly

Widener University Delaware Law School

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

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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