Understanding the Rights of Nature

A Critical Introduction

Mihnea Tanasescu

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Transcript Verlag
01 February 2022

Social & political philosophy; Central government policies; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Applied ecology; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: New Ecology

Rivers, landscapes, whole territories: these are the latest entities environmental activists have fought hard to include in the relentless expansion of rights in our world. But what does it mean for a landscape to have rights? Why would anyone want to create 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, ranging from constitutional rights of nature in Ecuador to rights for rivers in New Zealand, Colombia, and India. Mihnea Tanasescu offers clear answers to the thorny questions that the intrusion of nature into law is sure to raise.

By: Mihnea Tanasescu
Imprint: Transcript Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9783837654318
ISBN 10: 3837654311
Series: New Ecology
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 01 February 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Rights Meet Nature; From Theory to Practice; Diversity of Practice; The Perils of Totality; From Practice to Theory; Conclusions; Bibliography.

Mihnea Tanasescu, born in 1984, is a political ecologist with a background in human ecology, philosophy, and political science. He has published widely on the political representation of other than human beings. He was a research fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and a visiting fellow at the University of Auckland, NZ (Law), and the New School for Social Research, USA (Politics).

Reviews for Understanding the Rights of Nature: A Critical Introduction

»The book clearly succeeds in opening up the debate on what RoN are, could, and should be like.« * Ramon van der Does, Environmental Politics, 32 (2023) * Besprochen in: DIAL.pr Resaerch Publication, 2 (2023), Ramon van der Does »The book clearly succeeds in opening up the debate on what RoN are, could, and should be like.« * Ramon van der Does, Environmental Politics, 32 (2023) *