'James R. May and Erin Daly, household names in global
environmental constitutionalism, have produced a magnum opus on
human rights and the environment. An encyclopedia studded with
precious research, analysis and wisdom from eminent voices from all
over the world. The timing of the publication is auspicious. It
coincides with the first ever Report of the UN Secretary General on
International Environmental Law towards a Global Pact for the
Environment. The encyclopedia is a must have for all students and
scholars of human dignity and sustainable development, and
particularly for those that will, hopefully, craft the Global Pact
for the Environment into hard law on the model of the International
Covenants on Human Rights.' - Parvez Hassan, IUCN World Commission
on Environmental Law and Pakistan Environmental Law Association 'Is
the Environment about the birds and the bees, the flowers and the
trees? Or is It about the vital organs of Life on Earth - the Land,
Air, and Waters? (LAW). This marvelous work by James R. May and
Erin Daly, and the contributors, world champions of the human right
to Life and to the Sources of Life, could not be more timely. When
we finally understand that the Environment is Life itself, then we
will truly care for the LAW of Life that Human Rights and the
Environment envelops.' - Antonio Oposa, Jr., Litigator, Educator,
Organizer and Activist Much has been written, discussed, advocated
and litigated about human rights and the environment over the last
two decades. With 45 structured entries from a global collection of
expert scholars, this volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of
Environmental Law provides an authoritative source of reference and
features new commentary on the role of the rule of law in
responding to the variegated impacts of environmental challenges on
the human condition. This comprehensive volume offers fresh
perspectives to the conversation by focusing especially on four
subjects that shed new light on the subject of environmental human
rights: the challenges of identifying the fundamental legal sources
for the protection of human rights and the environment, the
recognition of the indivisibility of human rights and environmental
law, the centrality of the right to human dignity as the lodestar
of human rights law, and the uniqueness of geographic
particularities. Fundamentally, the entries demonstrate that there
is much to do, learn and share on this vital topic. Offering
thoughtful critical perspectives on a timely subject, this volume
will be an essential resource for academics and students, as well
as policymakers and practitioners. Contributors include: S.
Adelman, N. Ahuja, C. Anant Malviya, A. Awal Khan, L. Benjamin, D.
Bonilla Maldonado, R. Bratspies, C. Bruch, M. Burger, C. Butler, A.
Carlson, C. Cournil, P. Coventry, E. Daly, K. Davies, R. Dhingra,
R.J. Donato Quan, E. Gebre, C. Guneratne, A.M. Hammadeen, B.
Hudson, C. Iorns Magallanes, V. Karageorgou, A. Kariuki, A.
Kenmogne Simo, J.H. Knox, G.J. Kounga, A. Kreilhuber, S. Lamdan, R.
Libel Waldman, K.E. Makuch, S.-J.-T. Manga, P. Martin, J.R. May, A.
Mboya, S.O. McKenzie, M.A. Mekouar, D. Misiedjan, E. Mrema, R.
Mwanza, D.S. Olawuyi, N. Osborne, O.W. Pedersen, J. Pendergrass,
M.-C. Petersmann, M. Prieur, S.R. Rajan, L. Reins, J.M. Rivero
Godoy, D.N. Scott, A. Solntsev, M. Stevenson, D.B. Suagee, A.
Thomas, S.J. Turner, G. Van Hoorick, L. Vandenhende, J. Wentz, W.
Yun Santoso
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