ISBN: 9780774821186 - human rights: the commons and the collective (9 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Laura Westra argues that international and environmental law must place the rights of the collective before those of the individual if we are to protect our common heritage -- the environment, its air, water, and biodiversity -- and ensure humanity's survival. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2012. Paperback. . . . .…

Zustand: New. Laura Westra argues that international and environmental law must place the rights of the collective before those of the individual if we are to protect our common heritage -- the environment, its air, water, and biodiversity -- and ensure humanity's survival. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - International law has evolved to protect human rights. But what arehuman rights Does the term have the same meaning in a world beingtransformed by climate change and globalized trade Are existing lawssufficient to ensure humanity's survival Drawing on case law and practice and examples from philosophy, law,and ecology, Laura Westra argues that the current system is notadequate: international law privileges individual over collectiverights, permitting multinational corporations to overlook thecollectivity and the environment in their quest for wealth and power.Unless policy makers redefine human rights and reformulateenvironmental law and policies to protect the preconditions for lifeitself -- water, food, clean air, and biodiversity -- humankind facesthe complete loss of the ecological commons, the preservation of whichis one of our most basic human rights. A new kind of cosmopolitanism,one centred on the United Nations, offers the best hope for preservingour common heritage and the survival of future generations.…

Zustand: New. Laura Westra argues that international and environmental law must place the rights of the collective before those of the individual if we are to protect our common heritage -- the environment, its air, water, and biodiversity -- and ensure humanity s surviv.