Human Health and Ecological Integrity: Ethics, Law and Human Rights

The connection between environment and health has been well studied and documented, particularly by the World Health Organization. It is now being included in some legal instruments, although for the most part caselaw does not explicitly make that connection. Neither the right to life nor the rights to health or to normal development are actually cited in the resolution of cases and in judges' decisions.

This volume makes the connection explicit in a broad review of human rights and legal i...