Browsing by Subject "Environmental rights"
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Constitutional conversations in the anthropocene: in search of environmental Jus Cogens Norms
(Springer Link, 2015)This chapter investigates the existence of environmental jus cogens norms and the possibility of extending peremptory norms into the environmental domain. For this purpose, the chapter briefly describes the trite manifestation ... -
Energy sector reform and the protection of the rights contained in section 24 of the South African Constitution
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)South Africa is blessed with abundant reserves of both high- and low-grade coal.Current South African energy activities relate primarily to the generation of electricity by means of the burning of fossil fuels and more ... -
Public participation and water use rights
(2015)The conservation and protection of water resources is paramount in the safeguarding of environmental rights and the attainment of sustainable development in South Africa. Although the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (the ... -
The role of South Africa's environmental rights in transformative constitutionalism
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This study discusses the role of and extent to which South Africa's environmental right contributes to transformative constitutionalism. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ...