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Should trees have standing? : law, morality, and the environment / Christopher D. Stone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stone, Christopher D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nature conservation--Law and legislation--United States.
- Nature conservation.
- Environmental law--United States.
- Environmental law.
- Nature conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Nature conservation--Law and legislation.
- United States.
- Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Environmental protection.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 248 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2010]
- Summary:
- "In this collection of essays, the author argues that natural objects, such as trees, should have legal rights through the appointment of guardians designated to protect them. It covers such areas as: agriculture and the environment; can the oceans be harbored; establishing a guardian for future generations; reflections on sustainable development; how to heal the planet; environmentalism, is it dead?--by the publisher."
- Contents:
- Should trees have standing? : toward legal rights for natural objects
- Does the climate have standing?
- Agriculture and the environment : challenges for the new millennium
- Can the oceans be harbored?
- Should we establish a guardian for future generations?
- Reflections on "sustainable development"
- How to heal the planet
- Is environmentalism dead?
- Notes:
- Prev. ed. has sub-title: and other essays on law, morals, and the environment.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199736072
- 0199736073
- OCLC:
- 456181358
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