The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of Access

The Right of Access to Environmental Information is enshrined in the harvest of Human Rights as a political and civil right, essential to the guarantee of the fundamental right to a healthy and balanced environment. However, especially in the context of Risk Society, the mere declaration of such rig...

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Main Authors: Andressa de Oliveira Lanchotti, Jamile Bergamaschine Mata Diz
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2016-12-01
Series:Revista de Direito e Sustentabilidade
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Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistards/article/view/1256
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description The Right of Access to Environmental Information is enshrined in the harvest of Human Rights as a political and civil right, essential to the guarantee of the fundamental right to a healthy and balanced environment. However, especially in the context of Risk Society, the mere declaration of such rights are not enough to ensure its effectiveness. In this sense, the present work brings an analysis of the Brazilian legislation on the subject, with the intention to understand if the national normative ensures the effectiveness of the Right of Access to Environmental Information, or if it’s made strictly in a formal way.
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spelling doaj.art-6255ae69eb5149ec95ab4ea657d3b90d2022-12-22T01:31:34ZporConselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)Revista de Direito e Sustentabilidade2525-96872525-96872016-12-012213014810.26668/IndexLawJournals/2525-9687/2016.v2i2.12561236The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of AccessAndressa de Oliveira Lanchotti0Jamile Bergamaschine Mata Diz1Universidade de Castilla-La Mancha – UCLM (Espanha).Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Minas Gerais (Brasil).The Right of Access to Environmental Information is enshrined in the harvest of Human Rights as a political and civil right, essential to the guarantee of the fundamental right to a healthy and balanced environment. However, especially in the context of Risk Society, the mere declaration of such rights are not enough to ensure its effectiveness. In this sense, the present work brings an analysis of the Brazilian legislation on the subject, with the intention to understand if the national normative ensures the effectiveness of the Right of Access to Environmental Information, or if it’s made strictly in a formal way.http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistards/article/view/1256Direitos de Acesso, Direito Fundamental, Acesso à Informação, Acesso à Informação Ambiental, Participação Popular.
spellingShingle Andressa de Oliveira Lanchotti
Jamile Bergamaschine Mata Diz
The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of Access
Revista de Direito e Sustentabilidade
Direitos de Acesso, Direito Fundamental, Acesso à Informação, Acesso à Informação Ambiental, Participação Popular.
title The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of Access
title_full The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of Access
title_fullStr The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of Access
title_full_unstemmed The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of Access
title_short The Right of Access to Environmental Information: From the Formality to the Effectiveness of the Rights of Access
title_sort right of access to environmental information from the formality to the effectiveness of the rights of access
topic Direitos de Acesso, Direito Fundamental, Acesso à Informação, Acesso à Informação Ambiental, Participação Popular.
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