Event Title
Presentation from Panel 4: The Environment and Human Rights
Location
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA, Northwest Hall, Room S4 - S5
Start Date
3-11-2011 2:45 PM
End Date
3-11-2011 4:00 PM
Description
Moderator: Rachael Salcido, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
The Stockholm Declaration, adopted at the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, explicitly recognized the link between human rights and protection of the environment, proclaiming that “Both aspects of man’s environment, the natural and the man-made, are essential to his well-being and to the enjoyment of basic human rights—even the right to life itself.” More recent international developments point to the potential utility of using human rights norms as a catalyst for actions to protect the environment at the state level. Indeed, many countries enshrine environmental rights in their constitutions. This panel addresses the application of human rights norms to particular environmental protection issues such as climate change and freshwater, and also identifies and explores the challenges of implementing human rights norms for the protection of the environment within existing legal structures and jurisprudence.
Presentation from Panel 4: The Environment and Human Rights
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA, Northwest Hall, Room S4 - S5
Moderator: Rachael Salcido, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
The Stockholm Declaration, adopted at the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, explicitly recognized the link between human rights and protection of the environment, proclaiming that “Both aspects of man’s environment, the natural and the man-made, are essential to his well-being and to the enjoyment of basic human rights—even the right to life itself.” More recent international developments point to the potential utility of using human rights norms as a catalyst for actions to protect the environment at the state level. Indeed, many countries enshrine environmental rights in their constitutions. This panel addresses the application of human rights norms to particular environmental protection issues such as climate change and freshwater, and also identifies and explores the challenges of implementing human rights norms for the protection of the environment within existing legal structures and jurisprudence.
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