Waste management and human rights to the environment in Polish and Lithuanian legal solutions

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Waste management and human rights to the environment in Polish and Lithuanian legal solutions
In the Book:
Human rights from reality to the virtual world / edited by Iwona Florek, Ildikó Laki. Józefów : Alcide De Gasperi University of Euroregional Economy in Józefów, 2021. P. 368-382
Keywords:
LT
Lenkija (Poland); Lietuva (Lithuania); Atliekų tvarkymas / Waste management; Žmogaus teisės / Human rights.
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Aplinkosaugos teisė; Žmogaus teisės; Atliekų tvarkymo principai; ES šalys. Keywords: Environmental law; Human rights; Principles of waste management; EU countries.

ENBasic human rights are set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Moreover, human rights to the environment were identified with 3rd generation human rights as the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity. These rights may be disturbed through pollution of the environment causing by improper waste management…Therefore, it is important to comply with the various principles of waste management specified in the Directive 2008/98/EC, which provisions were implemented into the legislation of Poland and Lithuania. The purpose of this article is indicate the legal principles of waste management and human rights to the environment for example of these countries. In Poland, waste management should be carried out with the protection of human health and life, in particular, it must not pose a threat to environmental elements and effects on cultural and natural areas. Similarly, there are protected the same resources in Lithuania with paying attention to not exceeding the normative standards. Therefore, principles of environmental law and waste management plays a crucial role in safeguarding human right to environment due to their needs. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.13166/WSGE/ODRR4755
ISBN:
9788395458439
Related Publications:
Žmogaus teisės į sveiką aplinką statuso identifikavimo problemos / Gintaras Gaidys. Socialinių mokslų studijos. 2009, Nr. 1, p. 51-62.
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2022-12-29 10:14:05
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