New Approach to Environmental Protection and Human Rights from the Perspective of Human Needs
Piotr Krajewski
Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland (Poland)
Abstract
Human rights certainly belong to the most ambitious and, at the same time (rightly referred to as) fundamental rights. Without them, all others would only make an efficient instrument of oppression or unequal treatment. Interestingly, environmental protection does not hold an important place among them, although it is the natural environment that determines the existence of each human being. At least for this reason, it deserves more attention and respect. It guarantees satisfying all existential, spiritual and social needs, both in individual and group dimensions; it offers safety and development – in other words, the fundamental needs of every person.
Keywords:
Human needs, human rights, environmental protectionReferences
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Piotr KrajewskiFaculty of Law and Administration, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland Poland
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