Ecological minimum and State duties: A global view from the perspective of Portuguese Law

Authors

  • Margarida Vidal Sampaio

Keywords:

Environmental Law; Fundamental Right to the Environment; Subjective Right to the Environment; State Duties: Principles of International Public Law; Control of Minimums; Separation of Powers, Direito Ambiental; Direito Fundamental ao Ambiente; Direito Subjetivo ao Ambiente; Deveres do Estado: Princípios do Direito Internacional Público; Controlo dos Mínimos; Separação de Poderes

Abstract

This paper aims to present a contribution to the delimitation of the concept of the ecological minimum, as well as the State’s duties arising from it, mainly from the perspective of Portuguese law. To identify the content and shape of this concept, we will analyze the case of Neubauer and Others v. Germany and then develop the notion of a subjective right to the environment. After these considerations, this paper will list the principles of public international law applied to the issue of climate change, and finally move on to a dissertation on the determination of the concept of ecological minimum, listing the actors involved in this process.

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Published

14-12-2022

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2022): Climate Change and Fundamental Rights

Section

Thematic Issue

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