Environmental cases in the echr: a focus in noise pollution

• Autores: Telmo Esteban Fernández
• Localización: Anuario de acción humanitaria y derechos humanos = Yearbook of humanitarian action and human rights, ISSN 1885-298X, Nº. 6, 2009, págs. 133-146
• Idioma: inglés
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  • español

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  • English

    Noise is one of the main problems in modern societies.

    Moreover, noise as well as other forms environmental degrada­tion (fumes, waste ... ) can, not only be an «inconvenience», but also a «polluted environment» can harm people's health and life. Human Rights litigation can be an effective way to fight environmental degradation and protect people's life. The Euro­pean Court of Human Rights has decided some «environmen­tal cases», being the world's leading court in this area. The rich case-Iaw of the ECHR starts to build criteria that are useful, in the face of the violation of certain rights by environmental fac­tors, in advancing the acceptance of a «right to live in a healthy environment». This article aims at analyzing those criteria, as a tool for researchers and lawyers that work in the linkage be­tween Human Rights and the Environment at the ECHR.