The Performance of Constitutional Environmental Rights: A Case for Further Empirical Study

AuthorTyson Dyck
Pages163-173
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ThePerformanceofConstitutional
EnvironmentalRights
ACASEFOR
FURTHEREMPIRICALSTUDY
Tyson Dyck*
A. INTRODUCTION
Inconsideringwhetherenvironmentalrightsshouldbeenshrinedinthe
Canadian Constitution a n important question is whether such rights
wouldenhanceenvironmentalqualityTodatethereislimitedempirical
evidenceaddressingthisquestionManyargumentsinfavourofconsti
tutionalenvironmentalrightsinsteadrelyontheoreticalpredictionsof
positiveoutcomesorassumetheutilityofsuchrightsOtherarguments
supportconstitutionalenvironmentalrightsbasednotontheirutility
butonabeliefthatsuchrightshaveintrinsicvalueworthyofprotection
inacountrysconstitutionTheselaerargumentsareoutsidethescope
ofthischapterwhichfocusesinsteadontherelationshipbetweencon
stitutionalrightsandenvironmentaloutcomes
 TysonDyckisapartnerintheenvironmentalgroupatTorysLLPandaformer
FulbrightFellowatStanfordLawSchool
 Suchrightshavebeendescribedasprimaryirreduciblehumanrightsasdis
cussedinLyndaMCollinsSafeguardingtheLongueDuréeEnvironmentalRights
intheCanadianConstitutionSupreme Court Law Reviewdat
OsgoodesAnnualConstitutionalCasesConferenceSeealsothedescriptionof
suchrightsashavinghallmarksoftraditionalfundamentalrightsinJamesRMay
ConstitutingFundamentalEnvironmentalRightsWorldwide
Pace Environmental Law ReviewatSeealsotheargumentfortherighttoan
adequateenvironmentasagenuinehumanrightinTimHaywardConstitutional
Environmental RightsOxfordOxfordUniversityPress

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