The Environmental Rights Revolution: A Global Study of Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment (Law and Society) - Softcover
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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 debates 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.
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Dr. David R. Boyd is one of Canada's leadingexperts in environmental law and policy and an adjunct professor in theSchool of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon FraserUniversity. He has advised the governments of Canada, Sweden, andIceland on environmental and constitutional issues and is the co-chairof Vancouver's Greenest City Action Team along with Mayor GregorRobertson. He is a member of the IUCN's Commission onEnvironmental Law, the Global Network for the Study of Human Rights andthe Environment, the Forum for Leadership on Water, and theEnvironmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW).David Boyd is the author of several bestselling and award-winningbooks as well as more than a hundred publications related toenvironmental law and policy, including Unnatural Law:Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy. His currentresearch focuses on the effects of enshrining environmental rights andresponsibilities in national constitutions.
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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.
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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.
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