Human Rights Approaches to Planetary Crises

Auteur

Samvel Varvastian is a Lecturer in Law at the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, UK.

Texte du rabat

This book analyses over twenty years of rights-based litigation in the areas of climate change and plastic pollution in order to assess the value of rights in confronting and overcoming planetary crises.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. The age of planetary crises 3. Human rights mechanisms 4. Overarching environmental policies 5. Environmental standards and targets 6. Bans and restrictions 7. Environmental impact assessment 8. Thinking across time and space