2 The Pros and Cons of the Right to a Healthy Environment

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. Figures and Tables xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Abbreviations xvii
7. Canada Needs Constitutional Environmental Rights 1
8. The Pros and Cons of the Right to a Healthy Environment 18
9. The History of Environmental Rights in Canada 37
10. Green Constitutions in Other Countries 67
11. Lessons Learned: Implementing Environmental Rights and Responsibilities* 90
12. International Law and Environmental Rights 122
13. What Difference Would the Right to a Healthy Environment Make in Canada? 146
14. Pathways for Greening Canada’s Constitution 170
15. Prospects for Change 191
16. Appendices
17. Environmental Protection Provisions in National Constitutions 205
18. France’s Charter for the Environment (2005) 210
19. Environmental Cases and Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms 212
20. Notes 216
21. References 245
22. Index 284
23. Law and Society 307