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This book presents an in-depth analysis of how UN Human Rights
institutions and mechanisms have addressed environmental
protection, sustainable development and climate change. Despite the
increasing involvement of UN human rights bodies in addressing
environmental degradation and climate change, a systematic review
of the convergence between human rights and the environment in
these bodies has not been carried out. Filing this lacuna, this
book surveys the resolutions, general comments, concluding
observations, decisions on individual communications and press
releases. It identifies principles that have emerged, explores the
ways in which human rights Charter-based and treaty-based
institutions are interpreting environmental principles and examines
how they contribute to the emerging field of human rights and
environment. Given the disproportionate effect that polluting
activities have on marginalized and vulnerable groups, Atapattu
also discusses how these human rights mechanisms have addressed the
impact on women, children, indigenous peoples, people with
disabilities and racial minorities. Written by a world-renowned
expert on human rights and the environment, this book will be of
great interest to students and scholars researching and teaching in
this important field of study.
Despite the clear link between climate change and human rights with
the potential for virtually all protected rights to be undermined
as a result of climate change, its catastrophic impact on human
beings was not really understood as a human rights issue until
recently. This book examines the link between climate change and
human rights in a comprehensive manner. It looks at human rights
approaches to climate change, including the jurisprudential bases
for human rights and the environment, the theoretical framework
governing human rights and the environment, and the different
approaches to this including benchmarks. In addition to a
discussion of human rights implications of international
environmental law principles in the climate change regime, the book
explores how the human rights framework can be used in relation to
mitigation, adaption, and adjudication. Other chapters examine how
vulnerable groups -women, indigenous peoples and climate "refugees"
- would be disproportionately affected by climate change. The book
then goes on to discuss a new category of people created by climate
change, those who will be rendered stateless as a result of states
disappearing and displaced by climate change, and whether human
rights law can adequately address these emerging issues.
Despite the clear link between climate change and human rights with
the potential for virtually all protected rights to be undermined
as a result of climate change, its catastrophic impact on human
beings was not really understood as a human rights issue until
recently. This book examines the link between climate change and
human rights in a comprehensive manner. It looks at human rights
approaches to climate change, including the jurisprudential bases
for human rights and the environment, the theoretical framework
governing human rights and the environment, and the different
approaches to this including benchmarks. In addition to a
discussion of human rights implications of international
environmental law principles in the climate change regime, the book
explores how the human rights framework can be used in relation to
mitigation, adaption, and adjudication. Other chapters examine how
vulnerable groups -women, indigenous peoples and climate "refugees"
- would be disproportionately affected by climate change. The book
then goes on to discuss a new category of people created by climate
change, those who will be rendered stateless as a result of states
disappearing and displaced by climate change, and whether human
rights law can adequately address these emerging issues.
The field of human rights and the environment has grown
phenomenally during the last few years and this textbook will be
one of the first to encourage students to think critically about
how many environmental issues lead to a violation of existing
rights. Taking a socio-legal approach, this book will provide a
good understanding of both human rights and environmental issues,
as well as the limitations of each regime, and will explore the
ways in which human rights law and institutions can be used to
obtain relief for the victims of environmental degradation or of
adverse effects of environmental policies. In addition, it will
place an emphasis on climate change and climate policies to
highlight the pros and cons of using a human rights framework and
to underscore its importance in the context of climate change. As
well as identifying emerging issues and areas for further research,
each chapter will be rich in pedagogical features, including web
links to further research and discussion questions for beyond the
classroom. Combining their specialisms in law and politics,
Atapattu and Schapper have developed a truly inter-disciplinary
resource that will be essential for students of human rights,
environmental studies, international law, international relations,
politics, and philosophy.
The field of human rights and the environment has grown
phenomenally during the last few years and this textbook will be
one of the first to encourage students to think critically about
how many environmental issues lead to a violation of existing
rights. Taking a socio-legal approach, this book will provide a
good understanding of both human rights and environmental issues,
as well as the limitations of each regime, and will explore the
ways in which human rights law and institutions can be used to
obtain relief for the victims of environmental degradation or of
adverse effects of environmental policies. In addition, it will
place an emphasis on climate change and climate policies to
highlight the pros and cons of using a human rights framework and
to underscore its importance in the context of climate change. As
well as identifying emerging issues and areas for further research,
each chapter will be rich in pedagogical features, including web
links to further research and discussion questions for beyond the
classroom. Combining their specialisms in law and politics,
Atapattu and Schapper have developed a truly inter-disciplinary
resource that will be essential for students of human rights,
environmental studies, international law, international relations,
politics, and philosophy.
The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems is
among the most pressing issues confronting the international
community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat
environmental problems, conflicts between rich and poor nations
(the North-South divide) have compromised international
environmental law, leading to deadlocks in environmental treaty
negotiations and noncompliance with existing agreements. This
volume examines both the historical origins of the North-South
divide in European colonialism as well as its contemporary
manifestations in a range of issues including food justice, energy
justice, indigenous rights, trade, investment, extractive
industries, human rights, land grabs, hazardous waste, and climate
change. Born out of the recognition that global inequality and
profligate consumerism present threats to a sustainable planet,
this book makes a unique contribution to international
environmental law by emphasizing the priorities and perspectives of
the global South.
The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems is
among the most pressing issues confronting the international
community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat
environmental problems, conflicts between rich and poor nations
(the North-South divide) have compromised international
environmental law, leading to deadlocks in environmental treaty
negotiations and noncompliance with existing agreements. This
volume examines both the historical origins of the North-South
divide in European colonialism as well as its contemporary
manifestations in a range of issues including food justice, energy
justice, indigenous rights, trade, investment, extractive
industries, human rights, land grabs, hazardous waste, and climate
change. Born out of the recognition that global inequality and
profligate consumerism present threats to a sustainable planet,
this book makes a unique contribution to international
environmental law by emphasizing the priorities and perspectives of
the global South.
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