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Croatia: Constitutional Protection of the Right to a Healthy Life – Do We Need More in Order to Safeguard the Environment and Future Generations?

Protection of future generations and the environment is among the most important issues in almost every country in the world at present. The preservation of the environment ensures the protection of future generations as they should be able to live in an environment that offers the necessary conditions for a healthy life. Biodiversity, environmental protection, waste management, and the participation of the public in public policies and administrative procedures regarding construction are the elements that, in close connection, are important when discussing the protection of future generations and the environment. Such protection is being ensured in numerous ways. The aim of this paper is to show how the protection of future generations and environmental protection are regulated in the Republic of Croatia. This paper gives an extensive overview of the constitutional framework and the problems and debates regarding the constitutional setup of the right to a “healthy life” (rather than a “healthy environment”). Regulatory framework for the protection of the environment is explored, as is the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia and ordinary courts where applicable. It ends with de lege ferenda proposals in order to better the protection of environment and future genarations in Croatia.

protection of environment, future generations, healthy life, healthy environment

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