Derechos Humanos y medio ambiente en el Tribunal europeo de Derechos Humanos: Breves notas para el futuro contexto internacional

Abstract

This article analyses the evolution of the court decisions elaborated by the European Court of Human Rights regarding the protection of the environment. Through this analysis it can easily be observed the growing relevance that the protection of the environment has for the European Court of Human Rights. As a result, there have been several attempts to create an additional protocol to the European Convention of Human Rights dealing with the protection of environment. This expansive trend can also be observed within other international organisations such as United Nations. Accordingly, it goes without saying that the future perspectives of the subject into the international arena are of great importance.