Human rights and the environment : philosophical, theoretical, and legal perspectives /
by Linda Hajjar Leib.
- x, 182 pages : illustrations ; electronic resource
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-175) and index.
Historical and philosophical underpinnings of the environmental movement -- An overview of the characteristics and controversies of human rights -- Theorisation of the various human rights approaches to environmental issues -- Reconfiguration of the human rights system in light of sustainable development and the two-level conceptualisation of environmental rights.