PRAVNA ZAŠTITA OKOLIŠA I PRAVO NA ZDRAV OKOLIŠ U USTAVU REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE I PRAKSI EUROPSKOG SUDA ZA LJUDSKA PRAVA
LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE PRACTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the legal regulation of environmental protection and emphasizes the necessity of recognizing the right to a healthy environment as a distinct human right. In the first part of the paper, the author provides an overview of the historical development of legal regulations concerning environmental protection and the right to a healthy environment at the international level. The author then discusses the legal framework surrounding environmental protection and the acknowledgement of the right to a healthy environment within the Republic of Croatia. Subsequently, the final section of the paper analyzes the case law of the European Court of Human Rights concerning environmental protection and safeguarding of the right to a healthy environment in the context of the protection of other fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Finally, in the concluding part, the findings of his research, which centres on the legal framework for environmental protection and the right to a healthy environment as a distinct and individual human right.

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