Transformative environmental constitutionalism / by Melanie Murcott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murcott, Melanie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law--South Africa--Philosophy.

Environmental law.

Environmental justice--South Africa.

Environmental justice.

Constitutional law--Environmental aspects--South Africa.

Constitutional law.

Environmental law--Philosophy.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

xvii, 252 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2023]

Summary:

"Given the Anthropocene's converging socio-ecological crises, particularly the dire issue of climate change, social movements are increasingly approaching the courts to advance intersecting struggles for social, environmental, and climate justice. Transformative constitutional regimes in South Africa and elsewhere that incorporate environmental and human rights protections offer potentially powerful legal norms to advance the struggles of these movements. Grappling with such norms and with problematic trends in adjudication, Prof. Melanie Jean Murcott develops a legal theory of Transformative Environmental Constitutionalism as a novel framework within which courts could adjudicate environmental law disputes, developing law for the Anthropocene's global struggles"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

It's time to get crazy

Weaving together a tapestry of norms

Problematic trends in the adjudication of Environmental Law Disputes in South Africa

Developing law for the anthropocene

The practical significance of transformative environmental constitutionalism

Conclusion.

Notes:

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - North-West University, South Africa, 2019) issued under title : Towards a social justice-oriented environmental law jurisprudence in South Africa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version : Murcott, Melanie. Transformative environmental constitutionalism

ISBN:

9789004509399

9004509399

OCLC:

1335397941