Protecting the environment through human rights: a comparative study of ECtHR and IACtHR case law
Identification
- Public canonical key
- openalex:w7223195337
- Authors
- Giacomo Giorgini Pignatiello
- Reported year
- 2026
- Reported language
- en
- Source type
- book-chapter
- First detected
- 2026-11-09T19:04:47.567011+00:00
- Last metadata observation
- 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
- Last HTTP verification
- Not checked
Documentary abstract — original language
This paper explores the evolving relationship between environmental sustainability and human rights within the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR). It argues that environmental sustainability has emerged as a foundational normative principle in the Anthropocene, demanding a reorientation of legal systems toward intergenerational and ecological responsibility. Through a comparative analysis, the study highlights the ECtHR’s incrementalist strategy of integrating environmental claims within established rights and the IACtHR’s transformative recognition of the autonomous right to a healthy environment and, more recently, the rights of nature. By situating these regional courts in dialogue, the paper assesses their distinct contributions, limitations, and potential convergence. It concludes that the legitimacy and effectiveness of human rights law in the twenty- first century will depend on its capacity to reconcile anthropocentric legal traditions with ecological imperatives, ensuring both enforceability and normative ambition.
Identifiers
- OPENALEX
- W7223195337
- HANDLE
- 11585/1088890
Documentary context
- Documentary family
- Book chapter
- Source-reported types
- book-chapter
Entity mentions are not evidence of legal recognition. Jurisdiction studied is separate from author affiliation country.
Book bibliographic description
Access status unknown
Sources
OpenAlex · Record 1 · Record 2
Documentary field provenance
Source-backed values and values with unresolved provenance are kept separately. Bibliographic provenance validates no legal claim.
- Title
- Documentary source reported
- Publication
- Documentary source reported
- Authors
- Documentary source reported
- Document type
- Documentary source reported
- Jurisdiction
- Not recorded
- Court
- Not recorded
- Issuing authority
- Not recorded
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- DOI
- Not recorded
- ISBN
- Not recorded
- Official identifier
- Not recorded
- Source URL
- Documentary source reported
- Source-reported status
- Not recorded
- Amendment / repeal
- Not recorded
Cite this reference
Giacomo Giorgini Pignatiello. Protecting the environment through human rights: a comparative study of ECtHR and IACtHR case law. 2026. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-b647282e9fbf70a7e7179075fda08eb4/
JSON · CSL-JSON · BibTeX · RIS · CSV · JSON-LD ·
APA, Chicago, ISO 690: bibliographic formats using available fields. OSCOLA / Bluebook: structured data only; full legal citation compliance is not claimed without verification of required elements.
- APA
- Giacomo Giorgini Pignatiello. (2026). Protecting the environment through human rights: a comparative study of ECtHR and IACtHR case law. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-b647282e9fbf70a7e7179075fda08eb4/
- Chicago
- Giacomo Giorgini Pignatiello. Protecting the environment through human rights: a comparative study of ECtHR and IACtHR case law. 2026. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-b647282e9fbf70a7e7179075fda08eb4/
- ISO 690
- Giacomo Giorgini Pignatiello. Protecting the environment through human rights: a comparative study of ECtHR and IACtHR case law. 2026. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-b647282e9fbf70a7e7179075fda08eb4/
UDTR Global Rights of Nature Legal Library. Protecting the environment through human rights: a comparative study of ECtHR and IACtHR case law. Documentary record: https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-b647282e9fbf70a7e7179075fda08eb4/ · Last HTTP verification: not performed
Field provenance and record version
Version e05258f305df2dc3 · udtr-reference-1.1.2
- Title
- OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
- Authors
- OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
- Year
- OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
- Identifiers
- OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:04:47.567011+00:00
Multiple reported values; disagreement retained. - Source URL
- OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
History tracks record metadata and does not certify the state of the law.
33e5ff7e2e84738f · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
c01c1333bf4545e6 · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
4d85e4234b2eba2a · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
e05258f305df2dc3 · 2026-11-09T19:18:02.924953+00:00
Research dossiers and documentary relations
Source roles
Discovery source · https://hdl.handle.net/11585/1088890
Discovery source · https://openalex.org/W7223195337
An authority link alone does not verify a legal claim. Abstracts and full texts remain subject to their source terms.
Documentary status
Relevance pending
Library
This identity is not yet included in the Legal Library.