Global environmental constitutionalism

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The work Global environmental constitutionalism represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Global environmental constitutionalism

Statement of responsibility

James R. May and Erin Daly

Creator

• May, James R

Contributor

• Daly, Erin

Author

• Daly, Erin
• May, James R

Subject

• Environmental law
• Constitutional law
• LAW -- Environmental
• Constitutional law
• Environmental law

Language

eng

Summary

"Reflecting a global trend, scores of countries have affirmed that their citizens are entitled to healthy air, water, and land and that their constitution should guarantee certain environmental rights. This book examines the increasing recognition that the environment is a proper subject for protection in constitutional texts and for vindication by constitutional courts. This phenomenon, which the authors call environmental constitutionalism, represents the confluence of constitutional law, international law, human rights, and environmental law. National apex and constitutional courts are exhibiting a growing interest in environmental rights, and as courts become more aware of what their peers are doing, this momentum is likely to increase. This book explains why such provisions came into being, how they are expressed, and the extent to which they have been, and might be, enforced judicially. It is a singular resource for evaluating the content of and hope for constitutional environmental rights."--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

344.04/6

Index

index present

LC call number

K3585

LC item number

.M383 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography