Environmental justice and the rights of unborn and future generations:law, environmental harm and the right to health
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Published: |
Earthscan,
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Publisher Address: | London Sterling, VA |
Publication Dates: | 2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 326 p.: ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
1844073661 (hardback) 9781844073665 (hardback) |
Call Number: | D996.9/W538 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-319) and index. The child's rights to health and the environment, and the role of the World Health Organization -- The status of the preborn in civil law instruments -- The status of the child and the preborn in common law instruments and cases -- Supranational governance : the European Court of Human Rights and the WTO-WHO in conflict -- The impact of consumerism and social policy on the health of the child -- Future generations' rights : linking intergenerational and intragenerational rights in ecojustice -- Ecojustice and consideration for the future : the persistence of ecofootprint disasters -- Ecojustice and industrial operations : irreconcilable conflict or possible coexistence? -- Developmental and health rights of children in developing countries : towards a model legislation for the rights of the child to health. |