The Earth Charter, ecological integrity and social movements / edited by Laura Westra and Mirian Vilela.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Westra, Laura, editor.

Vilela, Mirian, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earth Charter (1997).

Earth Charter.

Ecological integrity.

Environmental protection--Social aspects.

Environmental protection.

Environmental justice.

Sustainability--Social aspects.

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxix, 250 pages .)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Earthscan from Routledge, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society, with ecological integrity as a major theme. This book provides a series of analyses of ecological integrity as it relates to the Earth Charter, social movements and international law for human rights. It is shown how the Earth Charter project began as a United Nations initiative, but it was carried forward and completed by a global civil society initiative. The drafting of the Earth Charter involved the most inclusive and participatory process ever associated with the creation of an international declaration. This process is the primary source of its legitimacy as a guiding ethical framework. The Earth Charter was finalized and then launched in 2000 and its legitimacy has been further enhanced by its endorsement by over 6,500 organizations, including many governments and international organizations. In the light of this legitimacy, an increasing number of international lawyers recognize that the Earth Charter is acquiring the status of a soft law document. The book also shows the strong connection between ecological integrity and social justice, particularly in the defence of indigenous people, and includes contributions from both the North and the global South, specifically from Central and South America. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Rule of Law Grounded in the Earth : Ecological Integrity as a Grundnorm / Klaus Bosselmann

The Earth Charter, the Commons and the Common Heritage of Mankind Principle / Prue Taylor

Realising Earth Democracy : Governance from Below / Peter Burdon

The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights : Presenting the Problem as the Solution / Mihir Kanade

Norms For Scientific Claims Made in The Face of Scientific Uncertainty : Lessons From the Climate Change Disinformation Campaign / Don Brown

What a Difference a Disaster Makes-or Doesn't : A Comparative Case Study of Governmental and Popular Responses to Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy / Sheila Collins

The Law of Transboundary Groundwater / Joseph Dellapenna

Oceans for Sale / Jeff Brown and Abby Sandy

Land Grabbing, Food Security and the Environment : Human Rights Challenges / Onita Das and Evadné Grant

Is a Green New Deal Strategy a Sustainable Response to the Social and Ecological Challenges of the Present World? / Eva Cudlínová

Frack Off!- Law, Policy, Social Resistance, Coal Seam Gas Mining and the Earth Charter / Janice Gray

Canadian Avatar : Reshaping Relationships Through Indigenous Resistance / Kathleen Mahoney

Sharing the River of Life : The Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign / Jack Manno

Indigenous Laws and Aspirations for a Sustainable World / Linda Te Aho

Moving Toward Global Eco-Integrity : Implementing Indigenous Conceptions of Nature in a Western Legal System / Catherine Iorns Magallanes

Society, Changes and Social Movements : The Case of Brazil / Leonardo Boff and Mirian Vilela

Environmental Sustainability Beyond The Law : A Venezuelan Perspective / María Elisa Febres

Costa Rica : The First Latin American Country Free of Open Pit Gold Mining / Eugenia Wo Ching

The Earth Charter : An Environmental Policy Instrument in Mexico : a Soft Law or Hard Policy Perspective / Francisco Javier Camarena Juarez.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1315780658

9781315780658

Publisher Number:

99976783651

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