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Society, rights and the environment: International human rights standards applicable to access to information, public participation and access to justice

Autor institucional: NU. CEPAL Physical Description: 352 páginas. Editorial: ECLAC Date: November 2016 ECLAC symbol: LC/W.712

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In this publication, ECLAC and OHCHR provide a compilation and systematization of international human rights standards applicable to access to information, public participation and access to justice. This collection contains the criteria set by international norms and shows how they have been developed and interpreted by international and regional human rights mechanisms.

Foreword .-- Chapter I: General considerations .-- Chapter II: compilation of international standards: A. Implementation of access rights. B. rights of access to information. C. right to participate in public decision-making. D. rights of access to justice. E. cross-cutting themes: a. equality and non-discrimination. b. Persons and specific groups (human rights and environment). c. Human rights defenders.