Children and the environment: pathways to legal protection
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Beteilige Person: Papantoniou, Angeliki (VerfasserIn)
Format: Hochschulschrift/Dissertation Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill/Nijhoff 2022
Schriftenreihe:Queen Mary studies in international law volume 50
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Abstract:Children's universal vulnerability against environmental degradation prioritising children's needs in environmental related policy and law -- Affirming children's universal vulnerability in environmental matters, the paradigm of youth climate change action -- Children's rights and the environment -- The right to the highest attainable standard of health of the child -- The EU's commitment to protect children's environmental health -- Chemicals -- Clean air -- Waste management -- Environmental assessments, environmental impact assessment, and strategic environmental assessment -- Children and the environment, pathways to legal protection.
"Children and the Environment offers a unique perspective on the legal protection of children from environmental degradation, a global topic of increasing significance. An original in recent literature, the book calls for viewing children as central in environmental decision-making and presents law and policy proposals, based on current international and regional trends, on topics such as, human rights, climate change and the protection from toxics"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
This work draws upon my Ph.D. thesis with title ‘The Protection of Children’s Health from Environmental Threats in International Law and the European Context: Addressing Children’s Particular Vulnerability’ and it includes developments up to early June 2022
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9789004530089