RT Report
T1 Constitutional Environmental Law: Giving Force to Fundamental Principles in Africa - 2nd Edition
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Environmental Law Institute, 
K1 environmental law
K1 common law
K1 civil law
K1 environmental health
K1 constitutional law
K1 Islam
K1 right to life
K1 Africa
K1 Asia
K1 Latin America
K1 freedom of association
K1 access to information
K1 public participation
K1 environmental justice
SN 978-1-58576-104-3
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29148
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29148
NO This publication explores how constitutional provisions of African states can be used to create real, enforceable environmental rights. Afri-can states have varying legal traditions; namely, common law, civil law, and Islamic law, as well as some hybrid systems. Nevertheless, these le-gal systems share many common underlying principles and values, par-ticularly fundamental human rights that are embodied in their respec-tive constitutions.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026