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.

Natural resources--Law and legislation.

Natural resources.

Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Other essays on law, morals, and the environment.

Towards legal rights for natural objects.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

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."

Previous edition (1996) has sub-title : "and other essays on law, morals, and the environment" ; first edition (1974) has subtitle : "towards legal rights for natural objects."

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-235]) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-73617-5

9786612736179

0-19-977424-2