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Environmental Justice and the Rights of Unborn and Future Generations - Softcover

Westra, Laura

 
9781844075508: Environmental Justice and the Rights of Unborn and Future Generations
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1844075508 ISBN 13: 9781844075508
Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

The traditional concept of social justice is increasingly being challenged by the notion of a humankind that spans current and future generations. This book, with a foreword by Roger Brownsword, is the first systematic examination of how the rights of the unborn and future generations are handled in common law and under international legal instruments. It provides comprehensive coverage of the arguments over international legal instruments, key legal cases and examples including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, industrial disasters, clean water provision, diet, HIV/AIDS, environmental racism and climate change. Also covered are international agreements and objectives as diverse as the Kyoto Protocol, the Millennium Development Goals and international trade.

The result is the most controversial and thorough examination to date of the subject and the enormous ramifications and challenges it poses to every aspect of international and domestic environmental, human rights, trade and public health law and policy.

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About the Author

Laura Westra is Professor Emerita (Philosophy), University of Windsor, PhD in Law, Osgoode Hall Law School and Adjunct Professor of Social Science, York University, Canada.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1844075508
ISBN 13 
9781844075508
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
344