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Protection of the Environment

The article explaines the definition of environment protection, its origin and evolution. A total of 25 countries have been covered by the analysis. The criteria for the selection were the following: countries with the largest population, countries whose constitutions contain environmental protection provisions, and countries where environmental protection has been the subject of judicial interpretation by the highest courts. The comparative analysis is divided into the following chapters: 1. Duty of the State to Protect the Environment and the Right to a Healthy Environment 2. Government Policy 3. Environmental Protection, Private Property and Economic Development 4. Rights of Nature 5. Division of Powers between Different Levels of Government 6. Countries without Constitutional Provisions on Environmental Protection.

Environment and energy policy, Environmental rights, Fundamental rights

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