Environmental protection, climate change and human rights

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The book is the outcome of the contribution of scholars, practitioners and judges of more than ten different countries, providing new insights in climate change, environmental protection and human rights. The book is divided into three different sections. The first section is devoted to the analysis of the protection of the environment at judicial level in the Americas. The second section focuses on the human rights dimension, including issues such as the right to water, the conceptualization of human security and the impact of climate change on the enjoyment of certain rights. The third section explores the obligation to curve green house emissions under the international law regimes, the links between protection of the environment and regional energy integration and the concept of sustainable development from a transatlantic perspective.