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Reducing CO2 Emissions by Creating a Human Right

Andersson, Isabelle LU (2023) JURM02 20231
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment was recognized by the UNGA on 28 April 2022. This had been preceded by reports made by the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, who was mandated in 2012. From the legal doctrine on the right it can be deduced that it is best enforced with additional principles that describe the environmental context in which the right can be enjoyed. The right should be interlinked with concepts such as sustainable development. Legal doctrine can also, however promising the right is, show that it might be too anthropocentric to adequately protect the environment. The District Court of Hague... (More)
The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment was recognized by the UNGA on 28 April 2022. This had been preceded by reports made by the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, who was mandated in 2012. From the legal doctrine on the right it can be deduced that it is best enforced with additional principles that describe the environmental context in which the right can be enjoyed. The right should be interlinked with concepts such as sustainable development. Legal doctrine can also, however promising the right is, show that it might be too anthropocentric to adequately protect the environment. The District Court of Hague came to a judgment in a case between the parent company of the Shell group and several environmental organizations and decided that the parent company had a reduction obligation to reduce the Shell group’s CO2 emissions, with immediate effect. The human right to a healthy environment was a part of the judgment. The case have given insightful observations in an international law context. Nevertheless, the ruling might not be linked to the environmental human right as first it seemed. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Den mänskliga rättigheten till en ren, hälsosam och hållbar miljö erkändes av
Förenta Nationernas generalförsamling den 28 april 2022. Det hade föregåtts
av rapporter av Special Rapporteur på området för skyldigheter till mänskliga
rättigheter relaterat till en säker, ren, hälsosam och hållbar miljö, som fick
mandatet under 2012. Från rättsvetenskapen gällande rättigheten kan det utfås
att den bäst tillämpas med tillhörande principer som beskriver den
miljömässiga kontexten som rättigheten ska tillämpas i. Rättigheten ska vara
sammanflätad med begrepp så som hållbar utveckling. Rättsvetenskapen kan
också, även då rättigheten har potential, visa att den kanske är för antropocentrisk för att tillräckligt skydda miljön.... (More)
Den mänskliga rättigheten till en ren, hälsosam och hållbar miljö erkändes av
Förenta Nationernas generalförsamling den 28 april 2022. Det hade föregåtts
av rapporter av Special Rapporteur på området för skyldigheter till mänskliga
rättigheter relaterat till en säker, ren, hälsosam och hållbar miljö, som fick
mandatet under 2012. Från rättsvetenskapen gällande rättigheten kan det utfås
att den bäst tillämpas med tillhörande principer som beskriver den
miljömässiga kontexten som rättigheten ska tillämpas i. Rättigheten ska vara
sammanflätad med begrepp så som hållbar utveckling. Rättsvetenskapen kan
också, även då rättigheten har potential, visa att den kanske är för antropocentrisk för att tillräckligt skydda miljön. Distriktsdomstolen i Haag kom till
ett domslut i ett mål mellan moderbolaget för Shell-gruppen och flera miljöorganisationer och beslutade att moderbolaget hade en skyldighet att minska
sina CO2-utsläpp, med omedelbar verkan. Den mänskliga rättigheten till en
hälsosam miljö var en del av domslutet. Målet har get insiktsfulla observationer inom folkrätten. Dock kanske inte avgörandet hör samman med den
miljömässiga mänskliga rättigheten så som det först verkade. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Isabelle LU
supervisor
organization
course
JURM02 20231
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
public international law, human rights, environmental law
language
English
id
9116229
date added to LUP
2023-06-08 14:28:55
date last changed
2023-06-08 14:28:55
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  abstract     = {{The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment was recognized by the UNGA on 28 April 2022. This had been preceded by reports made by the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, who was mandated in 2012. From the legal doctrine on the right it can be deduced that it is best enforced with additional principles that describe the environmental context in which the right can be enjoyed. The right should be interlinked with concepts such as sustainable development. Legal doctrine can also, however promising the right is, show that it might be too anthropocentric to adequately protect the environment. The District Court of Hague came to a judgment in a case between the parent company of the Shell group and several environmental organizations and decided that the parent company had a reduction obligation to reduce the Shell group’s CO2 emissions, with immediate effect. The human right to a healthy environment was a part of the judgment. The case have given insightful observations in an international law context. Nevertheless, the ruling might not be linked to the environmental human right as first it seemed.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Isabelle}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Reducing CO2 Emissions by Creating a Human Right}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}