Life in a clean environment as a personal interest

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to assess the emerging trend in Poland for seeking redress dictated by the inadequate state of the environment, based on the concept of personal rights. The considerations begin with the classifi cation of life in a clean environment internationally. Then, the topic of determining the nature of the right to live in a clean environment in the Polish legal order is
raised. First of all, constitutional regulations in this respect are assessed. In the further part of the work, the considerations focus on the subject of life in a clean environment treated as a personal interest, which is closely related to the fi ndings made in part on the constitutional approach to the use of the natural environment. As a part of these considerations, the issue of addressing possible claims is also raised. The paper presents a general assessment of the enforcement of the right to live in a clean environment by formulating claims based on the concept of violation of personal rights, in particular those, which include financial demands.