Earth Law: Emerging Ecocentric Law--A Guide for Practitioners - 2nd Edition - Grant Wilson

Earth Law: Emerging Ecocentric Law--A Guide for Practitioners 2nd Edition Grant Wilson ISBN 9798894102580

The Second Edition of Earth Law: Emerging Ecocentric Law—A Guide for Practitioners significantly expands and updates the world’s leading coursebook on Earth law—a rapidly evolving field of ecocentric law that recognizes Nature’s intrinsic value and legal rights, while advancing innovative legal approaches for living in harmony with the Earth.

Written for students, practicing attorneys, community advocates, and policymakers, Earth Law challenges readers to consider whether existing environmental laws are adequate to protect a livable planet. Drawing on constitutional, statutory, common law, and customary law traditions, the book explores how Nature and human environmental rights can be represented across legal and governance systems, including courts, legislatures, administrative agencies, enforcement bodies, and civil society.

This fully updated Second Edition incorporates major recent developments in Earth law, including landmark Rights of Nature victories such as legal guardianship for Spain’s Mar Menor and Panama’s national Rights of Nature legislation; pivotal court decisions, including recognition of rights for Peru’s Marañón River; Indigenous-led legal initiatives affirming Nature as a rights-holder and kin; and international rulings supporting the rights of future generations and the natural world.

A groundbreaking and distinctive coursebook, Earth Law offers:

• Comprehensive, current analysis of key topics such as the rights of future generations, atmospheric trust litigation, the public trust doctrine, ecocide, climate necessity defenses, Indigenous Earth law, bioregional governance, and diverse models of Rights of Nature laws

• An in-depth examination of the legal, cultural, and institutional settings in which Earth law is emerging, along with the principles of Earth jurisprudence that guide its development

• Practical and theoretical foundations for building systems of ecological governance and understanding the ethical responsibilities of lawyers—individually and collectively

• Insights drawn from the accumulated experience and perspectives of dozens of lawyers, scholars, and advocates actively shaping the field

New to the Second Edition

• Nine entirely new chapters, including geographically focused studies, expanded theoretical frameworks, and material on movement lawyering

• Substantially revised chapters featuring the most important recent applications of Earth law, including Indigenous-led Rights of Nature initiatives and national and international legal campaigns

• Updated case excerpts and analysis reflecting the many critical developments that have occurred since the first edition

Earth Law: Emerging Ecocentric Law--A Guide for Practitioners 2nd Edition Grant Wilson ISBN 9798894102580, 979-8894102580 & 9798894102597

Authors
Grant Wilson
Rachelle Adam
Herman F. Greene
Missy Lahren