The Right to a Healthy Environment and Climate Litigation: A Game Changer?

Citation

de Vilchez P & Savaresi A (2023) The Right to a Healthy Environment and Climate Litigation: A Game Changer?. Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 32 (1), pp. 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1093/yiel/yvac064

Abstract
First Paragraph: In October 2021, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council adopted a resolution recognizing ‘the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment’ as a ‘human right that is important for the enjoyment of human rights.’ In July 2022, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) also adopted a resolution recognizing the same right (hereinafter referred to as a ‘right to a healthy environment’). While formally not legally binding, these resolutions are the culmination of a lengthy diplomatic process, following three decades of debate on the comparative utility of the explicit recognition of the right to a healthy environment vis-a-vis the so-called ‘greening’ of existing human rights.

Journal
Yearbook of International Environmental Law: Volume 32, Issue 1