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Record Nr.

UNINA9910557459903321

Autore

Kauffman Craig M.

Titolo

The politics of rights of nature : strategies for building a more sustainable future / / Craig M. Kauffman and Pamela L. Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2021

ISBN

0-262-36660-6

0-262-36659-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

344.04/6

Soggetti

Rights of nature

Environmental policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Rights of nature for 2030 and beyond -- Network and norm construction at the global level -- Windows of opportunity, multiple paths, and rival models -- The evolution of rights of nature through Ecuadorian courts -- What happened to Bolivia? -- Managing people for the benefit of the land in New Zealand -- Experimentation and adaptation at the local level in the U.S. -- Evolution of the legal personhood model through the courts -- Conclusion : earth jurisprudence for a sustainable future for all.

Sommario/riassunto

"On the global development of legislation, treaty negotiations, constitutional measures, and litigation resulting in legal recognition of Rights of Nature (RoN), including the cultural and political influences that determined how these legal rights were framed, the method of adoption and, importantly, the evolution of RoN enforcement through judicial decisions and growing cultural familiarity with the new legal concept"--