Understanding the Rights of Nature
A Critical Introduction
Rivers, landscapes, whole territories: these are the latest entities environmental activists have fought hard to include in the relentless expansion of rights in our world. But what does it mean for a landscape to have rights? Why would anyone want to create such rights, and to what end? Is it a good idea, and does it come with risks? This book presents the logic behind giving nature rights and discusses the most important cases in which this has happened, ranging from constitutional rights of nature in Ecuador to rights for rivers in New Zealand, Colombia, and India. Mihnea Tanasescu offers clear answers to the thorny questions that the intrusion of nature into law is sure to raise.
Overview Chapters
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Chapter I: Introduction
Seiten 9 - 18 -
Chapter II: Rights Meet Nature
Seiten 19 - 46 -
Chapter III: From Theory to Practice
Seiten 47 - 72 -
Chapter IV: Diversity of Practice
Seiten 73 - 94 -
Chapter V: The Perils of Totality
Seiten 95 - 120 -
Chapter VI: From Practice to Theory
Seiten 121 - 146 -
Chapter VII: Conclusions
Seiten 147 - 154 -
Bibliography
Seiten 155 - 168
1 February 2022, 168 pages
ISBN: 978-3-8376-5431-8
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