BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

Environmental justice & the rights of indigenous peoples : international & domestic legal perspectives / Westra, Laura, x, 352 p.. - London : Earthscan, 2008.

ISBN 978-1-84407-485-3

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: Foreword by Bradford W. Morse. Part I: Basic Issues, Principles and Historical Background: 1. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Eco-footprint Crime and the ‘Biological/Ecological Integrity Model’ to Achieve Environmental Justice. 2. Cultural Integrity and Ecological Integrity: The Interface and International Law. 3. Cosmopolitanism and Natural Law for the Recovery of Individual and Community Rights. Part II: Selected Examples From Domestic and International Case Law : 4. Indigenous Peoples and Minorities in International Jurisprudence and the Responsibility of the World Bank. 5. The United States and Indigenous Peoples: Some Recent ATCA Jurisprudence. 6. First Nations of Canada and the Legal and Illegal Attacks on their Existence. Part III: Justifying Genocide: Principles and Reality: 7. Genocide and Eco-crime: The Interface. 8. Aboriginal Rights in Domestic and International Law, and the Special Case of Arctic Peoples. Part IV: Some Modest Proposals for Global Governance: 9. Indigenous Human Rights and the Obligations of State and Non-State Actors. 10. Governance for Global Integrity: Present Instruments, Trends and Future Goals. Index

INDEX WORDS:
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* mänskliga rättigheter = human rights = ihmisoikeudet
* ursprungsfolk = indigenous peoples = alkuperäiskansat
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki
* staternas förpliktelser = obligations of states = valtioiden velvollisuudet
* non-state actors = non-state actors = non-state actors
* miljörätt = environmental law = ympäristöoikeus
* biologisk mångfald = biodiversity = biodiversiteetti
* kollektiva rättigheter = collective rights = kollektiiviset oikeudet
* brott mot mänskligheten = crimes against humanity = rikos ihmisyyttä vastaan
* u-länder = developing countries = kehitysmaat
* ekobrott = eco-crimes = ympäristörikos
* erga omnes = erga omnes = erga omnes
* rätt till hälsa = right to health = oikeus terveyteen
* peremptory norms = jus cogens = jus cogens
* NGO = NGO = NGO
* multinationella bolag = transnational corporations (TNC) = monikansalliset yritykset
* nedsmutsning = pollution = saastuminen
* självbestämmanderätt = self-determination = itsemääräämisoikeus
* territoriella rättigheter = territorial rights = alueelliset oikeudet
* WHO = WHO = WHO
* WTO = WTO = WTO
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki

NOTE (GENERAL): AMR; Biodiversity convention; Canadian charter of rights and freedoms; CERD; ICCPR; ICESCR; CRC; Convention concerning the indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries (ILO convention no. 169); ECHR; Draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples; Rio declaration; UN charter;

LIBRARY LOCATION: Miljörätt

SHELF CODE: Arbetsmaterial

URL http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=423

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

Environmental justice and the rights of unborn and future generations : law, environmental harm and the right to health / Westra, Laura, xii, 326 p.. - London : Earthscan, 2006.

ISBN 978-1-84407-366-5

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: Part I: The Rights of the First Generation: 1. The Child's Rights to Health and the Environment, and the Role of the World Health Organization 2. The Status of the Preborn in Civil Law Instruments. 3. The Status of the Child and the Preborn in Common Law Instruments and Cases. 4. Supranational Governance: The European Court of Human Rights, and the WTO-WHO Conflict. Part II: Ecojustice and Future Generations' Rights: 5. The Impact of Consumerism and Social Policy on the Health of the Child 6. Future Generations' Rights: Linking Intergenerational and Intragenerational Rights in Ecojustice. 7. Ecojustice and Consideration for the Future: The Persistence of Ecofootprint Disasters. 8. Ecojustice and Industrial Operations: Irreconcilable Conflict or Possible Coexistence?. 9. Developmental and Health Rights of Children in Developing Countries: Towards a Model Legislation for the Rights of the Child to Health.

INDEX WORDS:
* abort = abortion = abortti
* biologisk mångfald = biodiversity = biodiversiteetti
* barn = children = lapset
* brott mot mänskligheten = crimes against humanity = rikos ihmisyyttä vastaan
* u-länder = developing countries = kehitysmaat
* diskriminering = discrimination = syrjintä
* ekobrott = eco-crimes = ympäristörikos
* jämlikhet = equality = tasa-arvo
* erga omnes = erga omnes = erga omnes
* europeiska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna = European Court of Human Rights = Euroopan ihmisoikeustuomioistuin
* HIV/AIDS = HIV/AIDS = HIV/AIDS
* ofödda barn = unborn children = syntymättömät lapset
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* IMF = IMF = IMF
* ICJ = ICJ = ICJ
* kärnvapen = nuclear weapons = ydinaseet
* fattigdom = poverty = köyhyys
* försiktighetsprincipen = precautionary principle = varovaisuusperiaate
* suveränitet = sovereignty = suvereniteetti
* WHO = WHO = WHO
* WTO = WTO = WTO
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki
* rätt till hälsa = right to health = oikeus terveyteen

NOTE (GENERAL): CRC;

LIBRARY LOCATION: Miljörätt

SHELF CODE: Arbetsmaterial

URL http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=1139