Constitutional Guarantee of the Right of Citizens to a Favorable Environment and Accurate Information About its State
- Authors: Mikulina E.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Southern Federal University
- Issue: Vol 14, No 6 (2021)
- Pages: 87-92
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2072-3164/article/view/531356
- ID: 531356
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Abstract
The article analyzes the legal regulation of relations to protect the right of citizens to a favorable environment and reliable information about its state. The author raises the question of the approval of biological diversity as a fundamental parameter characterizing the state of the ecosystem of different public-legal levels - the Russian Federation - the constituent entities of the Russian Federation - municipalities. According to the author, this parameter should be considered as the basis for ensuring environmental policy in the Russian Federation. The author proposes the creation of a legal mechanism to provide citizens and organizations with the necessary and significant information about the state of the environment, the need for normative consolidation of such a mechanism for all levels of public authorities.
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Ekaterina Vyacheslavovna Mikulina
Southern Federal University
Email: gurnak_ekaterina@mail.ru
Cand.Sci.(Law), Associate Professor, Department of Municipal Law and Environmental Legislation Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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