Standing for Nature
Legal Strategies for Environmental Justice
$108.23
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2025
Summary
Rights of Nature laws are becoming a vital tool for addressing environmental injustice. From New Zealand and India to Ecuador and Bolivia, advocates have successfully secured legal rights for rivers, forests, and mountains. Granting rights to nature has the potential to expand environmental protections, strengthen indigenous rights, promote sustainable development, and alter how humans relate to nature. Despite these promises, rights of Nature laws have met with greater resistance in some cou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781642833805 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1642833800 |
| Author: | Dana Zartner, Fabian Cardenas, Mohammad Golam Sarwar |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Island Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 228mm |
Critics Review
“I can thoroughly recommend Standing for Nature if you want to delve into the opportunities and challenges facing environmental justice and legal innovation. This book has changed my world view, placing nature as an equal to humanity, which is essential if we are to continue to derive benefits from the services that nature provides.” * The Biologist *
“Rights of Nature entered the zeitgeist as an idea that could revolutionize both law and culture by recalibrating humanity’s currently exploitative relationship with the rest of life on Earth. This thoughtful, well-written book provides a balanced and insightful guide for advocates navigating the difficult road from idea to societal transformation.”—David R. Boyd, author of “The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution that Could Save the World”
“A beautifully written book; the authors’ rich analysis of key rights of Nature cases offers compelling and practical insights for advocates and scholars.”—Erin O’Donnell, author of “Legal Rights for Rivers: Competition, Collaboration, and Water Governance”
Dana Zartner
Dana Zartner is a professor in the International Studies Department and adjunct professor at the School of Law at the University of San Francisco. She has served as an accredited representative at UN meetings, including the Committee on Women’s Rights in New York and the Expert Mechanisms on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva. She is the author of Courts, Codes, and Custom: Legal Tradition and State Policy Toward International Human Rights and Environmental Law.
Fabian Cardenas is a professor of International Law at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and director of the Centre of Studies on Law and Sustainability. He has worked with the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Mohammad Golam Sarwar is an assistant professor of Law at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh and a doctoral researcher at SOAS, University of London. He has served as a legal consultant to the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN Development Programme, and the International Labour Organization.
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