Does the Fundamental Right to a Balanced Environment Need an Environmental State?

The environment, guaranteed in the brazilian Constitution of 1988 as a fundamental right, has a broad definition, that, beyond the mere reference to nature, contemplating life in all its forms and expressions. In this broad understanding, ecologically balanced environment and essential to a healthy...

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Main Authors: José Adércio Leite Sampaio, Carolina Miranda do Prado Mascarenhas
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2016-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Direitos e Garantias Fundamentais
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Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/garantiasfundamentais/article/view/1626