The environmental rights revolution
Subtitle: a global study of constitutions, human rights, and the environment
By: David R. Boyd
Series: Law and society series; Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher: UBC Press; Univ of British Columbia Pr
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Vancouver, BCz
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780774821605
Subjects: Human rights; Droits de l'homme (Droit international); Environmental ethics; Éthique de l'environnement; Droit à l'environnement; Constitutional law; Environmental law; Droit constitutionnel
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-421) and index.

Also issued in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. The Emergence and Evolution of a New Human Right.; title: 1. Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment : The Context; title: 2. The Right to a Healthy Environment : framing the Issues; title: 3. The Prevalence and Enforceability of Environmental Provisions in National Constitutions; title: 4. The Influence of International Law; title: Part 2. The Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment in Practice; title: 5. A Framework for Assessing the Legal Influence of the Right to a Healthy Environment; title: 6. Latin America and the Caribbean; title: 7. Africa; title: 8. Asia; title: 9. Eastern Europe; title: 10. Western Europe; title: Part 3. Evaluating the Impacts of Environmental Provisions in Constitutions.; title: 11. Lessons Learned : Practical Experiences with the Right to a Healthy Environment; title: 12. Do Environmental Provisions in Constitutions Influence Environmental Performance?; title: 13. An Idea Whose Time Has Come.