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No. 1 (39) (2022)

To What Extent Do Human Rights Provide an Appropriate Approach to Achieving Environmental Protection?

DOI
https://doi.org/10.36128/priw.vi39.263
Submitted
March 14, 2021
Published
2022-04-01

Abstract

There is no legal definition of human rights. They can be perceived in different ways. Human rights aim to protect what is considered valuable for humans. As a result, there
are opinions that natural resources like water, clean air or soil may be perceived as human rights only to the extent of necessity for human life and dignity and not as a value itself. Human beings are in the middle of the environment and every environmental action, both friendly and non-friendly to the environment, influence their lives. As the environment is an important part of life, there should be no doubts that environmental law would also influence other branches of law, among others human rights. The main aim of this dissertation will be to assess if human rights provide an appropriate approach for achieving environmental protection. First of all, to assess that, it should be considered what is the main purpose of human rights. To answer the question posed above it is also necessary to assess what kind of human rights can be used as a tool to
protect the environment. To fully understand the possibilities and the limits connected with human rights as a means to protect the environment, it will be also necessary to highlight the synergies and the conflicts between human rights and environmental protection.

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