The essay highlights the multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches to COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the environmental law debate. As first, the study addresses environmental and human interconnections, recalling the most advanced and authoritative scientific assessments. The following part discusses environmental law principles, focusing on prevention and precaution, with the aim of proposing some key-questions related to several critical areas: 1) impact of lockdowns on GhG emissions, 2) extraordinary measures on future environmental legislations, 3) constitutional values/fundamental rights, 4) common shared environmental principles and 5) new forms of bottom-up participation (e.g. digital activism).
Covid-19 and the environment: worries for today, lessons for the future
Amirante Domenico
2020
Abstract
The essay highlights the multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches to COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the environmental law debate. As first, the study addresses environmental and human interconnections, recalling the most advanced and authoritative scientific assessments. The following part discusses environmental law principles, focusing on prevention and precaution, with the aim of proposing some key-questions related to several critical areas: 1) impact of lockdowns on GhG emissions, 2) extraordinary measures on future environmental legislations, 3) constitutional values/fundamental rights, 4) common shared environmental principles and 5) new forms of bottom-up participation (e.g. digital activism).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
