TY - BOOK AU - Atapattu,Sumudu A. TI - UN human rights institutions and the environment: synergies, challenges, trajectories T2 - Routledge explorations in environmental studies SN - 9780367653101 AV - JC571 U1 - 323.0286 23 PY - 2023/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - United Nations KW - fast KW - Human rights KW - Environmental aspects KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This book presents an in-depth analysis of how UN Human Rights institutions and mechanisms have addressed environmental protection, sustainable development and climate change. Despite the increasing involvement of UN human rights bodies in addressing environmental degradation and climate change, a systematic review of the convergence between human rights and the environment in these bodies has not been carried out. Filing this lacuna, this book surveys the resolutions, general comments, concluding observations, decisions on individual communications and press releases. It identifies principles that have emerged, explores the ways in which human rights Charter-based and treaty-based institutions are interpreting environmental principles and examines how they contribute to the emerging field of human rights and environment. Given the disproportionate effect that polluting activities have on marginalized and vulnerable groups, Atapattu also discusses how these human rights mechanisms have addressed the impact on women, children, indigenous peoples, people with disabilities and racial minorities. Written by a world-renowned expert on human rights and the environment, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars researching and teaching in this important field of study"-- UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/121441 ER -