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Human Rights and the Environment

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Human Rights and the Environment explores the rapidly growing field where environmental issues intersect with human rights law. Through a socio-legal lens, the book examines how environmental degradation often leads to human rights violations and evaluates the effectiveness of existing legal frameworks. Particular emphasis is placed on climate change and related policies, illustrating the strengths and limitations of applying human rights concepts to environmental challenges. Designed as an academic resource, it features rich pedagogical elements such as web links and discussion questions, making it suitable for students in law, politics, environmental studies, and related disciplines.
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This interdisciplinary work is especially suited for students and scholars of human rights, environmental studies, international law, politics, philosophy, and international relations seeking a critical and comprehensive understanding of the nexus between human rights and environmental policy.

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This book provides a solid understanding of both human rights and environmental issues. Combining the authors' specialisms in law and politics, this is a truly inter-disciplinary resource that will be essential for students of human rights, environmental studies, international law, international relations, politics and philosophy.

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The field of human rights and the environment has grown phenomenally during the last few years, and Human Rights and the Environment will be one of the first textbooks 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 provides a good understanding of both human rights and environmental issues, as well as the limitations of each regime. It explores the ways in which human rights law and institutions can be used to obtain relief for the victims of environmental degradation or adverse effects of environmental policies. In addition, it places an emphasis on climate change and climate policies to highlight the pros and cons of using a human rights framework and underscores its importance in the context of climate change. The book identifies emerging issues and areas for further research, with each chapter rich in pedagogical features, including web links for further research and discussion questions for beyond the classroom.

Combining their specialisms in law and politics, Atapattu and Schapper have developed a truly interdisciplinary resource that will be essential for students of human rights, environmental studies, international law, international relations, politics, and philosophy.

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    The field of human rights and the environment has grown phenomenally during the last few years, and Human Rights and the Environment will be one of the first textbooks 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 provides a good understanding of both human...
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Praised by leading experts, this comprehensive textbook is recognised for its clear and timely assessment of the complex relationship between environmental harm and human rights violations. David Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment, highlights its vital contribution amidst global environmental crises, while Judge Navanethem Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, notes its thorough and accessible treatment of the subject. The book is valued for its student-friendly approach and clear exploration of key themes and institutional frameworks.

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ISBN: 9781138722743

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 4 Tables, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 870g

Pages: 356

About the Author

Sumudu Atapattu is the Director of Research Centers and International Programs at the University of Wisconsin Law School, USA. She teaches seminar classes on "International Environmental Law" and "Climate Change, Human Rights and the Environment." She is affiliated with UW-Madison's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Center for South Asia and is the Executive Director of the Human Rights Program. She serves as the Lead Counsel for Human Rights at the Center for International Sustainable Development Law, Montreal, and is affiliated faculty at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights, Sweden. Her publications include Emerging Principles of International Environmental Law (2006), Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities (2016), International Environmental Law and the Global South (2015), and The Cambridge Handbook on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development (forthcoming).

Andrea Schapper is a Lecturer in International Politics and Programme Director of the MSc International Conflict and Cooperation at the University of Stirling, UK. She is the Co-Director of the Centre for Policy, Conflict and Cooperation and member of the Human Security, Conflict and Cooperation interdisciplinary research group at Stirling. She coordinates and teaches modules on "Human Rights in International Politics", "The United Nations in a Globalized World", "International Organizations" and "Political Concepts and Ideas." Previously, when she worked at the University of Darmstadt in Germany, Andrea also taught a seminar on "Climate Change and Human Rights." Her publications include, among others, a monograph titled From the Global to the Local: How International Rights Reach Bangladeshโ€™s Children (2014) and the special journal issue Human Rights and Climate Change: Mapping Institutional Interlinkages (2014). Her journal articles have been published in, among others, International Relations, Human Rights Quarterly, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, and the Journal of International Relations and Development.

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