Review article

THE RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOVEREIGNTY

Ivan Cifrić ; Faculty of Philosphy

Abstract

On the occasion of the presented results of the empirical research on the sample of students (1997; N=685) at the University of Zagreb, the author analyzes the thesis that with the globalization of environmental issues, there appears the restriction of sovereignty. Perceptions of sovereignty over the natural resources (on the example of Brazilian virgin forest) and the perception of the right of species to environment have been researched.
97% of respondents agreed that international community has the right to restrict the environmental sovereignty. Half of these respondents have the opinion that this restriction should be compensated.
Only 9% of respondents hold that a human has more rights to the environment than other species, 70% of respondents hold that a human does not have greater rights than other species, and 20% agree that each species has the thus much rights how much it procures.
Industrial civilization acknowledges human rights, and its violation is severely penalized (for example, genocide), but does not accept natural rights (for example, ecocide). Holding in deference of global environmental outcomes influences the shift in apprehension of natural resources (environment) — from shared resources to common concern of humankind.

Keywords

common concern of humankind; environment; environmental sovereignty; international law; ownership; right of nature; species rights

Hrčak ID:

141616

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/141616

Publication date:

15.1.1998.

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