Trends in human rights law-making: the implications of ‘norming’ climate rights

Maria Antonia Tigre and Katherine Quinn

Chapter 8 in Human Rights and Investment Law for Climate Change, 2025, pp 134-150 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores the implications of ‘norming’ the right to a healthy environment, focusing on its potential impact on climate mitigation. The chapter examines how climate change intersects with human rights and how this entanglement informs the normative development of the right. The term ‘norming’ encompasses both the legal and sociological evolution of this right, its journey towards becoming a binding legal norm, and its recognition globally. The chapter reviews the right's evolution, analyses its current content and obligations, in particular its role in climate change mitigation, and discusses its implications for future human rights cases and international climate efforts.

Keywords: Human rights law; Law-making; Climate rights; Climate change law; Right to a healthy environment; Paris Agreement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035310081
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