The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics

The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics
Author: Stephen Mark Gardiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2017
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199941335

This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.

Nature's Trust

Nature's Trust
Author: Mary Christina Wood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2014
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0521195136

This book exposes the dysfunction of environmental law and offers a transformative approach based on the public trust doctrine. An ancient and enduring principle, the public trust doctrine empowers citizens to protect their inalienable property rights to crucial resources. This book shows how a trust principle can apply from the local to global level to protect the planet.

Environmental Law and Ecological Responsibility

Environmental Law and Ecological Responsibility
Author: Gunther Teubner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1994-11-22
Genre: Law
ISBN:

An interdisciplinary discussion that deals with concepts of ecological self-organization which have been developed during the past 10 years. Presents the argument that it is internal self-organizing procedures which may render enterprises sensitive to ecological demands. Three aspects of the problem are confronted: how does legal liability influence self-regulation within the company; are there other complementary legal tactics that correspond better; under what condition can regulation of self-organizations make enterprise more responsive.

The Lens of Ecological Law

The Lens of Ecological Law
Author: Carla Sbert
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020-04-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1839102136

Containing an in-depth study of the emerging theory and core of ecological law, this book insightfully proposes a 'lens of ecological law' through which the disparity between current laws and ecological law can be assessed. The lens consists of three principles: ecocentrism, ecological primacy and ecological justice. These principles are used within the book to explore and analyse the challenges and opportunities related to the transition to ecological law and to examine three key mining case studies.

The Transformation of Environmental Law and Governance

The Transformation of Environmental Law and Governance
Author: Sindico, Francesco
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1800889372

This cutting-edge book considers the functional inseparability of risk and innovation within the context of environmental law and governance. Analysing both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ innovation, the book argues that approaches to socio-ecological risk require innovation in order for society and the environment to become more resilient.

From Environmental to Ecological Law

From Environmental to Ecological Law
Author: Kirsten Anker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2020-12-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000328627

This book increases the visibility, clarity and understanding of ecological law. Ecological law is emerging as a field of law founded on systems thinking and the need to integrate ecological limits, such as planetary boundaries, into law. Presenting new thinking in the field, this book focuses on problem areas of contemporary law including environmental law, property law, trusts, legal theory and First Nations law and explains how ecological law provides solutions. Written by ecological law experts, it does this by 1) providing an overview of shortcomings of environmental law and other areas of contemporary law, 2) presenting specific examples of these shortcomings, 3) explaining what ecological law is and how it provides solutions to the shortcomings of contemporary law, and 4) showing how society can overcome some key challenges in the transition to ecological law. Drawing on a diverse range of case study examples including Indigenous law, ecological restoration and mining, this volume will be of great interest to students, scholars and policymakers of environmental and ecological law and governance, political science, environmental ethics and ecological and degrowth economics.

An Ecological Approach to International Law

An Ecological Approach to International Law
Author: Prue Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2008-01-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134715854

An Ecological Approach to International Law shows that international environmental law is fundamentally flawed and not equipped to meet global challenges. The book examines international legal responses to global climate change by analysing key concepts such as the doctrine of state sovereignty, the law on state responsibility, environmental rights and common heritage of mankind.

Ecological Approaches to Environmental Law

Ecological Approaches to Environmental Law
Author: Klaus Bosselmann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 992
Release: 2017-08-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781785362668

This research collection offers a comprehensive investigation into ecological approaches into environmental law. It brings together a kaleidoscope of different articles to examine the critique of environmental law, the ethical dimensions, and methodology before exploring the key issues focusing on rights and responsibilities, property and the commons, governance and constitutionalism. It also presents work that looks into the theory of Earth Jurisprudence. Together with an original introduction, this collection is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in ecological approaches to environmental law.

The Ecology of Law

The Ecology of Law
Author: Fritjof Capra
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2015-10-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1626562083

Winner, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Politics/Current Events: A systems theorist and a legal scholar present a new paradigm for protecting our planet. This is the first book to trace the fascinating parallel history of law and science from antiquity to modern times, showing how the two disciplines have always influenced each other—until recently. In the past few decades, science has shifted from seeing the natural world as a kind of cosmic machine best understood by analyzing each cog and sprocket to a systems perspective that views the world as a vast network of fluid communities and studies their dynamic interactions. The concept of ecology exemplifies this approach. But law is stuck in the old mechanistic paradigm: The world is simply a collection of discrete parts, and ownership of these parts is an individual right, protected by the state. Fritjof Capra, physicist, systems theorist, and bestselling author of The Tao of Physics, and distinguished legal scholar Ugo Mattei show that this obsolete worldview has led to overconsumption, pollution, and a general disregard on the part of the powerful for the common good. Capra and Mattei outline the basic concepts and structures of a legal order consistent with the ecological principles that sustain life on Earth that better addresses many of the economic and social crises we face today. This is a visionary reconceptualization of the very foundations of the Western legal system, a kind of Copernican revolution in the law, with profound implications for the future of our planet. “Thoughtful . . . The authors propose a philosophy and jurisprudence that is deeply radical—upending centuries of Western tradition and culture—but possibly crucial to solving looming environmental problems.” —Publishers Weekly