The human rights fundaments of conservation in the context of the extraction of energy resources / / María Augusta León Moreta.

• VerfasserIn: León-Moreta, María,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen, [Germany] : : V&R unipress :, Bonn University Press,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Bonner Rechtswissenschaftliche Abhandlungen Neue Folge
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Table of Contents

Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Foreword; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; A. Introduction; B. Legal Foundations of the Link Between Human Rights and Conservation; I. Human Rights in International Law; 1. Objective; 2. Definition; 3. Characteristics; 4. Classification; 5. Legal Nature of Human Rights Obligations; a. Obligation to Respect; b. Obligation to Ensure and Meet Human Rights; c. Obligation to Protect; d. Obligation to Respect Human Rights without Discrimination; 6. Legal Framework for Human Rights

II. Environment and Conservation in International Environmental Law1. Environment in International Environmental Law; 2. Cause-and-Effect Relationship Between Human Activities and the Environment; a. Global Driving Forces Affecting the Consumption of Natural Resources; b. Pressures on the Environment; c. States, Impacts and Responses; 3. Conservation and International Environmental Law: a Way to Protect the Environment; 4. Principles and Rules of International Environmental Law; 5. Environmental Legal Framework; III. Conclusion; C. The Extraction of Natural Resources in the Energy Sector

I. The Extraction of Natural Resources1. Natural Resources: Definition and Classification; 2. Life Cycle of Natural Resources Within the Economy; 3. The Extraction of Natural Resources and Its Impact; 4. Natural Resources and Their Exploitation in International Law; II. Energy in an International Context; 1. Energy and Development; 2. Extraction of Energy Sources; a. Non-renewable Energy Resources : Basic Components for the Generation of Fossil Fuels; b. Renewable Energy Resources: Keystones of the Development of Clean Energies; 3. Property and Natural Resources

a. Property: Definitions and Categoriesb. Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources; c. Ownership of Energy Resources; 4. Energy Generation in International Law; a. Energy Law in International Law; b. Regulation of Non-Renewable Energy; c. Regulation of Renewable Energy; III. Conclusion; D. The Link Between Human Rights and the Environment; I. Substantive Rights; 1. The Right to Life; a. Legal Foundations; b. The Prohibition of Arbitrary Deprivation of Human Life in Relation to the Development of Dangerous Activities

c. The Duty to Protect Life by Law and its Role in the Extraction of Natural Resourcesd. Conclusions; 2. The Human Right to Property; a. Legal Foundations; b. Linking the Right to Property and the Environment in the Context of the Extraction of Energy Resources; c. Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Property; d. Conclusion; 3. The Right to Respect for Private and Family Life and Home; a. The Human Right to Respect for Privacy, Family and Home and its Ecological Approach; b. Limitations of State's Duties

c. Extraction of Energy Resources in the Light of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights