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Human Rights And The Evolution Of Global Environmental Law, Robert V. Percival Nov 2012

Human Rights And The Evolution Of Global Environmental Law, Robert V. Percival

Robert Percival

Environmental problems that jeopardize the health of humans increasingly implicate concerns that have played an important role in the development of international human rights. While some have questioned the wisdom or effectiveness of focusing human rights concerns on environmental problems, it seems an inevitable response to the failure of many countries to protect their citizens adequately from harm caused by environmental degradation. This paper reviews efforts to apply human rights concerns to environmental problems. It describes how these developments illustrate the growth of a kind of “global environmental law” that blurs traditional distinctions between domestic and international law and public …


Екологізація Міжнародного Права Крізь Призму Екологічних Прав Людини | Ecologisation Of International Law Through The Prism Of Environmental Human Rights, Timur R. Korotkiy Dec 2011

Екологізація Міжнародного Права Крізь Призму Екологічних Прав Людини | Ecologisation Of International Law Through The Prism Of Environmental Human Rights, Timur R. Korotkiy

Timur R. Korotkiy

Короткий Т. Р. Екологізація міжнародного права крізь призму екологічних прав людини / Т. Р. Короткий // Актуальні проблеми політики : зб. наук. пр. / редкол.: С. В. Ківалов (голов. ред.), Л. І. Кормич (заст. голов. ред.), М. А. Польовий (відп. секр.) [та ін.] ; НУ «ОЮА», Південноукр. центр гендер. проблем. – Одеса, 2012. – Вип. 44. – С. 130-143. In the article analyzed the tendencies the ecologisation of international law through the prism of environmental human rights. Characterized the content of environmental-legal norms of international law and relationships of environmental human rights and international environmental law. В статті проаналізовані тенденції …