ABSTRACT

Environmental Rights offers new perspectives on contemporary debates over rights and environmental issues. It draws on key theories of contemporary philosophers and jurists and case reports from decisions in English, European and US courts. It also examines recent developments within environmental law and policy in the UK and the EU. Specific rights of the individual are examined - the right to clean air and water, access to information, the right to participate in environmental decisions - as well as the practical obstacles to the exercising of these rights.

chapter 1|22 pages

The Concept of an ‘Environmental Right'

chapter 3|26 pages

Town and Country Planning

chapter 5|23 pages

A Right to Clean Water?

chapter 6|27 pages

Radiological Protection

chapter 7|16 pages

The Erosion of Property Rights

chapter 8|17 pages

Landscapes, Species and Habitats

chapter 9|12 pages

Are Ecocentric Rights So Very Different?