Innovative Regulation of Meat Consumption in South Africa: An Environmental Rights Perspective
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چکیده
Meat production is a human activity driven by meat consumption, behaviour normalised in today's society. Human stems from particular psychological patterns (manifesting as behaviour). It argued that through regulating the of consumption environmentally harmful impacts can potentially be mitigated. In particular, adopting an environmental rights perspective and social ecological ethic, this article proposes introduction tax South Africa innovative means consumption.
 Section 1 we introduce our arguments discuss social, ecological, ethical which make them. Next, 2 some most significant harms caused thus, indirectly, consumption. Then, 3 critically evaluate command-and-control regulatory measures currently regulate seek no meaningful way to associated with activity, Lastly, 4 propose tax, type market-based mechanism, measure argue could serve influence order reduce give better effect right.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1727-3781']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2021/v24i0a7519