Right to a Healthy Environment - Council of Europe

The authors call on Council of Europe nations to address a gap in the European human rights framework by formally recognizing the right to a healthy environment. They argue that while the UN General Assembly affirmed this right in July 2022, the Council of Europe remains the only regional human rights system whose political institutions have not yet done so. The authors suggest that a protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights would catalyze climate action, provide legal certainty for corporate actors, and protect environmental activists.

• The authors identify a 'triple planetary crisis' consisting of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss, noting that air pollution causes an estimated 1,200 premature child deaths in Europe annually.
• Despite a July 2022 United Nations General Assembly vote affirming the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, the Council of Europe is the only regional human rights system whose political institutions have not explicitly recognized this right.

APA

Liguori'], [. D. '. J. '. R. '. (2023). Right to a Healthy Environment - Council of Europe. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/right-to-a-healthy-environment-council-of-europe/

Chicago

Liguori'], ['Sébastien Duyck', 'Amy Jacobsen', 'Katharina Rall', 'Chiara. Right to a Healthy Environment - Council of Europe. Center for International Environmental Law, 2023. https://www.ciel.org/right-to-a-healthy-environment-council-of-europe/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{liguori2023right, author = {Liguori'], ['Sébastien Duyck', 'Amy Jacobsen', 'Katharina Rall', 'Chiara}, title = {{Right to a Healthy Environment - Council of Europe}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.ciel.org/right-to-a-healthy-environment-council-of-europe/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }