The European standpoint on environmental rights: between a Human Rights Court and a Business Court
(2011) JAMM04 20111Department of Law
- Abstract
- The present thesis covers a research in the area of environment and human rights. In particular, this research is carried out through the comparative study and analyse of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice connected to environmental harm and its correlation to human rights law. The thesis will approach the case law related to certain categories of environmental harm, namely: industrial pollution, noise pollution and regional/urban development.
This research leads to the conclusion that the European Court of Human Rights focuses on reinterpreting the human rights set in the Convention with the purpose of incorporating environmental issues. However, the European Court of Justice focuses... (More) - The present thesis covers a research in the area of environment and human rights. In particular, this research is carried out through the comparative study and analyse of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice connected to environmental harm and its correlation to human rights law. The thesis will approach the case law related to certain categories of environmental harm, namely: industrial pollution, noise pollution and regional/urban development.
This research leads to the conclusion that the European Court of Human Rights focuses on reinterpreting the human rights set in the Convention with the purpose of incorporating environmental issues. However, the European Court of Justice focuses more on the realization of an effective sustainable development that will be able to sustain the economy of its Member States. (Less)
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- author
- Petridean, Mihaela Aura LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- JAMM04 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- human rigths law, environment and human rights, European human rights law.
- language
- English
- id
- 2174453
- date added to LUP
- 2011-10-19 15:50:49
- date last changed
- 2011-10-19 15:50:49
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