Understanding the Rights of Nature : A Critical Introduction / Mihnea Tanasescu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanasescu, Mihnea, 1984- Author.

Series:

Neue Ökologie ; 6

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Rivers, landscapes, whole territories: these are the latest entities to be touched by the relentless expansion of rights in our world. But what does it mean for a landscape to have rights? Why would anyone want to recognize 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. Mihnea Tanasescu offers clear answers to the thorny questions that the intrusion of nature into law is sure to raise.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: Rights Meet Nature

Chapter III: From Theory to Practice

Chapter IV: Diversity of Practice

Chapter V: The Perils of Totality

Chapter VI: From Practice to Theory

Chapter VII: Conclusions

Bibliography

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

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ISBN:

9783839454312

383945431X