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
7. Africa
8. Asia
9. Eastern Europe
10. Western Europe
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.