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Constitutional Environmental Rights
(Oxford University Press, 2005)
Available
online to subscribers to Oxford Scholarship Online
reviews
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"This well-written book
will please readers who want a carefully reasoned normative explanation for
why a good environment must be considered a fundamental human right and why
that right should be included in constitutions...the work is exemplary
scholarship. Essential"--CHOICE
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"Melding legal,
philosophical, moral, institutional and policy analysis, Hayward ably
avoids masking his views in jargon, and clearly leads us through his
arguments and logic. In making a convincing case for constitutional
environmental rights, the book and the debate will engage anyone interested
in the genre, ranging from students, lawyers, academics, NGOs, political
decision-makers and the rights-conscious layperson."--
Karen
MacDonald, Environmental Lawyer, Imperial College London, University of
London July 2005
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Read
the full review in Human Rights and Human Welfare 2005
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Òa sophisticated and balanced
argument for a fundamental environmental right of each individual within
the parameters of liberal society. Its sophistication is due to the gradual
refinement of concepts, which make it sometimes necessary to re-read earlier
parts, but this gets rewarded with deeper understanding of the complex
argumentÉ the clarity of exposition makes it also accessible and
informative for a more general public.Ó--Rafael Ziegler, Dept of
Philosophy, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
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The full review appears in Environmental
Values 14.4
(2005): 530-2
[Printed version only
available.]
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ÒTim HaywardÕs timely new book
gives a theoretical overview of environmental rights and a glimpse at the
practical effects of such rights claims around the world. É The political and economic
circumstances and legal processes are different in different states, but É
HaywardÕs overall argument is sufficiently robust that it does not depend
on getting exact agreement on all these contentious issues. ÉÓ
Aaron Lercher, SUNY at
Buffalo, USA
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Read the full
review in Environmental Politics, 15.1 (2006): 127-8
[with subscription]
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ÒThroughout the book, Hayward
exhibits careful scholarship and exhaustive analysis, not only addressing
familiar criticisms but constructing and then rebutting others that might
be plausibly made. The result is a treatment of his subject that will be a
touchstone for years to come.Ó
John M. Meyer, Humboldt State
University, USA
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Read the full review in Organization
& Environment
19.4 (2006): 536-9
[with subscription]
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DISCUSSION OF THE BOOK IS TO BE
FOUND IN:
Kerri Woods, ÔWhat Does the
Language of Human Rights Bring to Campaigns for Environmental Justice?Õ, Environmental
Politics, 15.4 (2006) 572-591.
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