The Right of the Child to a Clean Environment
Published on 28. April 2000
Book
Hardback
362 pages
978-0-7546-2012-9 (ISBN)
Description
A discussion on the right of a child to a clean environment. It links two important contemporary issues: human rights and the environment. The volume consists of the extended versions of some of the papers which were presented at a workshop on "The Right of a Child to a Clean Environment", held at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, in 1997, and there are also some additional contributions. The workshop participants included Michael Anderson and Sylvia Bluck, Harry Post, Holly Cullen and Olufemi Elias. The additional contributors include Veronic Wright, Maria G. Doglioli and Soledad Aguilar. There are essays on general issues, selected case studies and annexes.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 226 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-2012-9 (9780754620129)
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Content
Part 1 Right of the child to a clean environment at international and European levels: the right of child workers protection from enviromental hazards; right of the child to a clean environment in European Union Law. Part 2 Right of the child to a clean environment at national levels - selected case studies: environmental rights of the child in India; the right of the child to a clean environment in Poland; the right of the child to a clean environment in Nigeria; does the Gambian child have a right to a clean environment?; the constitutional right to a clean environment - constitional reform in Argentina and environmental education in Patagonia. Part 3 Right of the child to a clean environment - the role of international organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs): the susceptible child - does the child have a right to health and a safe environment?; children and the right to grow up in an environment supporting their health and well-being - a sound environment provided for and encapsulated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Annexes: summary of project and questionnaire; responses; human rights and the environment - final report