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Nuclear Power and Human Rights in Japan

The Fallout of Fukushima

Emrah Akyüz

In Nuclear Power and Human Rights in Japan: The Fallout of Fukushima, Emrah Akyüz advances an environmental human rights approach to environmental protections regarding nuclear power. Using the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster as a case study, Akyüz argues for three main approaches to environmental protection, including the right to environment, the reinterpretation of human rights, and the role of procedural rights.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 194 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
978-1-7936-3781-9 • Hardback • February 2021 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-7936-3782-6 • eBook • February 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Political Science / World / Asian, Social Science / Environment, Social Science / World / Asia, Political Science / Human Rights

Emrah Akyüz is lecturer in the Department of Management and Organization at the University of Bingol in Turkey.

Chapter 1: Conceptual Framework: Environmental Human Rights

Chapter 2: Japan’s Nuclear Energy and Human Rights Policies

Chapter 3: Violation of Substantive Human Rights in Fukushima

Chapter 4: Fukushima Residents’ Experiences of Procedural Rights in Relation to Japan’s Energy Policy

Chapter 5: Discussion

Nuclear Power and Human Rights in Japan

The Fallout of Fukushima

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Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • In Nuclear Power and Human Rights in Japan: The Fallout of Fukushima, Emrah Akyüz advances an environmental human rights approach to environmental protections regarding nuclear power. Using the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster as a case study, Akyüz argues for three main approaches to environmental protection, including the right to environment, the reinterpretation of human rights, and the role of procedural rights.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 194 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9
    978-1-7936-3781-9 • Hardback • February 2021 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
    978-1-7936-3782-6 • eBook • February 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Political Science / World / Asian, Social Science / Environment, Social Science / World / Asia, Political Science / Human Rights
Author
Author
  • Emrah Akyüz is lecturer in the Department of Management and Organization at the University of Bingol in Turkey.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Conceptual Framework: Environmental Human Rights

    Chapter 2: Japan’s Nuclear Energy and Human Rights Policies

    Chapter 3: Violation of Substantive Human Rights in Fukushima

    Chapter 4: Fukushima Residents’ Experiences of Procedural Rights in Relation to Japan’s Energy Policy

    Chapter 5: Discussion

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