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Author:

Boyd, David R. (David Richard), 1964-

Title:

The environmental rights revolution : a global study of constitutions, human rights, and the environment / David R. Boyd.

Publisher:

UBC Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xiii, 443 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Environmental law.
Constitutional law.
Human rights.
Environmental ethics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-421) and index.

Summary:

The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around the question: Should rights to clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law? David Boyd answers this by moving beyond theoretical debate to measure the practical effects of enshrining the right in constitutions. His pioneering analysis of 193 constitutions and the laws and court decisions of more than 100 nations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa reveals a positive correlation between constitutional protection and stronger environmental laws, smaller ecological footprints, superior environmental performance, and improved quality of life.

Series:

Law and society series, 1496-4953.

ISBN:

0774821612 (pbk.)
9780774821612 (pbk.)
0774821604 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780774821605 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)727455440

LCCN:

2012360244

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)