Download or read book Manual on Human Rights and the Environment written by Council of Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by government experts from all 46 member states of the Council of Europe, this publication seeks to help promote a better understanding of the relationship between human fights and environmental issues by setting out details of relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the principles upon which these judgements are based. These include: the right to life (Article 2), the right to respect for family life (Article 8), the right to a fair trial and access to a court (Article 6) and the right to receive and impart information and ideas (Article 10) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Download or read book Environmental Protection and the European Convention on Human Rights written by Daniel I. García San José and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the environment as something to be protected, rather than taken for granted. But is there a "human right to the environment"? The European Convention on Human Rights and additional protocols do not cover any environmental rights or any interest in the preservation of the environment. Nevertheless, as the European Court has said, the Convention is a "living instrument", which has shown itself capable of adapting with the times; and today, some analysts see in the Court's case law a tendency to interpret certain provisions of the Convention as affording at least a degree of environmental protection. In this study, Daniel Garcâa San Josâ surveys the relevant case law, and examines the dualistic approach of judicial activism and self-restraint which has guided the decisions in this area. He concludes that there is no creation of a new right, but an evolving perception of the environmental dimension of some Convention provisions.
Download or read book Environmental Rights written by Stephen J. Turner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and systematic guide to environmental rights and their relationship with standards of protection globally, nationally and locally.
Download or read book Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights written by Bychawska-Siniarska, Dominika and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: European Convention on Human Rights – Article 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary. In the context of an effective democracy and respect for human rights mentioned in the Preamble to the European Convention on Human Rights, freedom of expression is not only important in its own right, but it also plays a central part in the protection of other rights under the Convention. Without a broad guarantee of the right to freedom of expression protected by independent and impartial courts, there is no free country, there is no democracy. This general proposition is undeniable. This handbook is a practical tool for legal professionals from Council of Europe member states who wish to strengthen their skills in applying the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in their daily work.
Download or read book Towards the Environmental Minimum written by Stefan Theil and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical human rights approach strengthens environmental protection without requiring radical departures from established protection regimes and legal principles.
Download or read book The European Convention on Human Rights written by William A. Schabas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 1433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary is the first complete article-by-article commentary on the ECHR and its Protocols in English. This book provides an entry point for every part of the Convention: the substance of the rights, the workings of the Court, and the enforcement of its judgments. A separate chapter is devoted to each distinct provision or article of the Convention as well as to Protocols 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 16, which have not been incorporated in the Convention itself and remain applicable to present law. Each chapter contains: a short introduction placing the provision within the context of international human rights law more generally; a review of the drafting history or preparatory work of the provision; a discussion of the interpretation of the text and the legal issues, with references to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission on Human Rights; and a selective bibliography on the provision. Through a thorough review of the ECHR this commentary is both exhaustive and concise. It is an accessible resource that is ideal for lawyers, students, journalists, and others with an interest in the world's most successful human rights regime.
Download or read book The Environmental Rights Revolution written by David R. Boyd and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around the question: Should rights to clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law? David Boyd answers this by moving beyond theoretical debates to measure the practical effects of enshrining the right in constitutions. His pioneering analysis of 193 constitutions and the laws and court decisions of more than 100 nations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa reveals a positive correlation between constitutional protection and stronger environmental laws, smaller ecological footprints, superior environmental performance, and improved quality of life.
Download or read book The Interpretation and Application of the European Convention of Human Rights written by Malgosia Fitzmaurice and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Interpretation and Application of the European Convention of Human Rights: Legal and Practical Implications, offers an analysis of important legal issues pertaining not only to the ECHR itself but also to the effect that it has on and also receives from other areas of international law
Download or read book Procedural Environmental Rights written by Jerzy Jendrośka and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Procedural Environmental Rights: Principle X in Theory and Practice' provides an overview of various aspects of the current status, development and practice of rights of access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters following their codification as non-binding principles in Principle X of the Rio Declaration.
Download or read book The Human Right to a Healthy Environment written by John H. Knox and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.
Download or read book Environmental Law Dimensions of Human Rights written by Ben Boer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we guarantee a right to life or a right to health without also guaranteeing a decent environment in which to exercise these rights? It is becoming increasingly obvious that a high quality environment is key to the fundamental human rights of life and health, and associated rights such as the right to clean water, adequate housing, and food. This book canvasses a range of law and policy issues concerning human rights and the environment. Each chapter examines an aspect of the links between environmental law and human rights in substantive and/or procedural terms, loosely falling into four themes: human rights and the environment in the context of the private sector; analysis of decisions of the European and Inter-American courts in respect of substantive and procedural aspects; human rights and the environment in the Asian region, including the issue of human displacement; and the future direction of human rights and environment law.
Download or read book The Evolution of the European Convention on Human Rights written by Ed Bates and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Convention on Human Rights is probably the most effective system of international human rights control created. This book examines the story of the evolution of the Convention over its first 50 years. It explains how the Convention system grew up and how it came to exert such an important influence on the States which subscribe to it.
Download or read book An Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights written by Council of Europe and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The right to life, prohibition of torture, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression, the right to marriage. Did you know that these rights and many others are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights? The author of this book illustrates each of these rights in a simple and clear way, using specific examples. He also sets the action of the European Court of Human Rights in the wider context ofCouncil of Europe activities pursuing the same ideals.
Download or read book Debating Climate Law written by Benoit Mayer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative volume that covers all the common topics of climate law currently debated in the global academic community.
Download or read book Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights written by Jean-François Renucci and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The model system created by the European Convention on Human Rights is internationally renowned. The rights it protects are among the most important, covering not only civil and political rights, but also certain social and economic rights, such as the right to respect for personal possessions. The European Court of Human Rights stands at the heart of the protection mechanism guaranteeing these rights. It is now an entirely judicial system since the adoption and entry into force of Protocol No. 11, which reorganised the whole system and extended the Court's jurisdiction. The Court's excessive caseload is a problem, though, and this has led to the further improvements contained in Protocol No. 14, designed to strengthen the operation and effectiveness of the Court.
Download or read book Les exceptions aux articles 8 11 de la Convention europ enne des droits de l homme written by Steven C. Greer and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B. Table of cases
Download or read book Water as a Human Right written by John Scanlon and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2004 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formally acknowledging water as a human right could encourage the international community and governments to enhance their efforts to satisfy basic human needs and to meet the Millennium Development Goals. But critical questions arise in relation to a right to water. What would be the benefits and content of such a right? What mechanisms would be required for its effective implementation? Should the duty be placed on governments alone, or should the responsibility also be borne by private actors? Is another 'academic debate' on this subject warranted when action is really what is necessary? Without claiming to prescribe the answers, this publication clearly and carefully sets out the competing arguments and the challenges.
