Part 1. The emergence and evolution of a new human right.
1. Constitutions, human rights, and the environment : The context
2. The right to a healthy environment : framing the issues
3. The prevalence and enforceability of environmental provisions in national constitutions
4. The influence of international law
Part 2. The constitutional right to a healthy environment in practice
5. A framework for assessing the legal influence of the right to a healthy environment
6. Latin America and the Caribbean
Part 3. Evaluating the impacts of environmental provisions in constitutions.
11. Lessons learned : Practical experiences with the right to a healthy environment
12. Do environmental provisions in constitutions influence environmental performance?
13. An idea whose time has come.
