The Right to a Healthy Environment: Beyond Twentieth Century Conceptions of Rights

The lengthy process culminating in the UN General Assembly's recognition of the right to a healthy environment provides important insights into the nature of today's international human rights regime. In particular, it shows that human rights have moved well beyond the impoverished concept...

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Main Author: Philip Alston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:AJIL Unbound
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2398772323000302/type/journal_article