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Right to a healthy environment in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
Zukalová, Gabriela ; Franková, Martina (advisor) ; Derlich, Stanislav (referee)
Right to a healthy environment in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights Abstract The thesis deals with the right to a healthy environment as protected by the European Court of Human Rights. The thesis aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the ECtHR case-law on the right to a healthy environment, to identify the main characteristics of this right and the ways the ECtHR uses to protect it and to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the ECtHR approach. The second objective is to place the ECtHR case-law in the context of international law and other regional instruments and to identify how they influence the ECtHR's decision-making. On the basis of this information, the thesis asks a broader question of whether the ECtHR can effectively contribute to the protection of the right to a healthy environment in the 21st century, particularly in the context of climate change, or whether an explicit enshrinement of the right to a healthy environment in the Convention is potentially appropriate. The thesis first examines theoretical aspects of the right to a healthy environment and its position in international law and other regional human rights systems. Subsequently, the thesis provides an introduction to the ECHR system and introduces the basic institutes related to the individual complaint...

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