Environmental Human Rights in the Anthropocene

Human rights and environmental protection are closely intertwined, and both are critically dependent on supportive legal opportunity structures. These legal structures consist of access to the courts; 'legal stock' or the set of available standards and precedents on which to base litigation; and institutional receptiveness to potential litigation. These elements all depend on a variety of social, political, and economic variables. This book critically analyses the complexities of uniting human rights advocacy and environmental protection. Bringing together international experts in the field, it documents the current state of our environmental human rights knowledge, strategically critical questions that remain unanswered, and the initiatives required to develop those answers. It is ideal for researchers in environmental governance and law, as well as interested practitioners and advanced students working in public policy, political science and environmental studies.

• Describes the multiple institutional contexts within with environmental human rights are pursued, including at the international, national and local levels of government
• Explores the challenges to environmental human rights, and describes the concerns encountered by indigenous communities, climate sustainability actors, and those seeking to integrate human rights awareness into the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals
• Discusses the importance of environmental human rights framings, the interests of future generations, and the right to the environment as a vital human interest