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On the 1st April 1996 the Environmental Protection Act comes into force, transferring responsibilities for environmental protection to new Agencies. This manual incorporates the text of the Environment Act 1995 establishing the new Agencies together with the legislation containing their pollution ...

On the 1st April 1996 the Environmental Protection Act comes into force, transferring responsibilities for environmental protection to new Agencies. This manual incorporates the text of the Environment Act 1995 establishing the new Agencies together with the legislation containing their pollution control functions. In addition to the statues, the manual contains a comprehensive set of statutory instruments, which form an essential part of the legislation together with other associated materials. The manual covers the work of integrated Agencies related to integrated pollution control, the control of pollution of water resources and the regulation of controlled waste and of radioactive substances.

This collection of essays explores links between the environment and human rights, and responds to the growing debate among activists, lawyers, academics and policy-makers on the legal status of environmental rights in both international and domestic law, and on the proposals for a human right to a ...

This collection of essays explores links between the environment and human rights, and responds to the growing debate among activists, lawyers, academics and policy-makers on the legal status of environmental rights in both international and domestic law, and on the proposals for a human right to a satisfactory environment. The collection is an original and timely contribution to the existing literature on this subject, and offers a sustained analysis which addresses both the conceptual and practical problems of environmental rights. The conceptual dimensions are particularly rich, raising fundamental questions concerning the human/environment relationship as well as more general issues regarding the form, content and limitations of international and domestic human rights law. The first part of the book deals mainly with the protection of the environment in international human rights law and EC law, while part two concentrates on problems and experience in developing countries, some of which have already incorporated environmental rights and international constitutional law and from which a growing jurisprudence has emerged. This is where at present human rights approaches seem to be of greatest value. Each chapter is written by an author well qualified in the field. The volume will have a wide appeal to anyone interested in environmental law and human rights.