The environmental rights revolution : a global study of constitutions, human rights, and the environment.
- Toronto; UBC Press, 2012.
- xiii, 443 p. : 23 cm.
Part 1. The Emergence and Evolution of a New Human Right 1. Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment : The Context 2. The Right to a Healthy Environment : framing the Issues 3. The Prevalence and Enforceability of Environmental Provisions in National Constitutions 4. The Influence of International Law Part 2. The Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment in Practice 5. A Framework for Assessing the Legal Influence of the Right to a Healthy Environment 6. Latin America and the Caribbean 7. Africa 8. Asia 9. Eastern Europe 10. Western Europe Part 3. Evaluating the Impacts of Environmental Provisions in Constitutions 11. Lessons Learned : Practical Experiences with the Right to a Healthy Environment 12. Do Environmental Provisions in Constitutions Influence Environmental Performance? 13. An Idea Whose Time Has Come
David Boyd shows that recognition of the right to a healthy environment is not only growing, it is having a profound influence on public policy and environmental protection.