Implementing Environmental Constitutionalism by Erin Daly, Ja... - 9781107165182

Name: Implementing Environmental Constitutionalism by Erin Daly, Ja... - 9781107165182
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Implementing Environmental ConstitutionalismCurrent Global Challenges\nAuthor(s): Erin Daly, James R. May\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107165182, 978-1107165182\nSynopsis\nConstitutions can play a central role in responding to environmental challenges, such as pollution, biodiversity loss, lack of drinking water, and climate change. The vast majority of people on earth live under constitutional systems that protect the environment or recognize environmental rights. Such environmental constitutionalism, however, falls short without effective implementation by policymakers, advocates and jurists. Implementing Environmental Constitutionalism: Current Global Challenges explains and explores this 'implementation gap'. This collection is both broad and deep. While some of the essays analyze crosscutting themes, such as climate change and the need for rule of law that affect the implementation of.