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Beschreibung
Originally published in 1972, Should Trees Have Standing? was a rallying point for the then burgeoning environmental movement, launching a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, in the 35th anniversary edition of this remarkably influential book, Christopher D. Stone updates his original thesis and explores the impact his ideas have had on the courts, the academy, and society as a whole. At the heart of the book is an eminently sensible, legally sound, and compelling argument that the environment should be granted legal rights. For the new edition, Stone explores a variety of recent cases and current events--and related topics such as climate change and protecting the oceans--providing a thoughtful survey of the past and an insightful glimpse at the future of the environmental movement. This enduring work continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights, so that the voiceless elements in nature are protected for future generations.
Originally published in 1972, Should Trees Have Standing? was a rallying point for the then burgeoning environmental movement, launching a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, in the 35th anniversary edition of this remarkably influential book, Christopher D. Stone updates his original thesis and explores the impact his ideas have had on the courts, the academy, and society as a whole. At the heart of the book is an eminently sensible, legally sound, and compelling argument that the environment should be granted legal rights. For the new edition, Stone explores a variety of recent cases and current events--and related topics such as climate change and protecting the oceans--providing a thoughtful survey of the past and an insightful glimpse at the future of the environmental movement. This enduring work continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights, so that the voiceless elements in nature are protected for future generations.
Über den Autor
Christopher D. Stone is J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law at the University of Southern California School of Law. A leading advocate for the environment, he has written for Harper's, The New York Times, The Nation, Boston Globe, and Los Angeles Times.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction: Trees at Thirty-Five

  • 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? A Four Step Plan for the 21st Century

  • Should We Establish a Guardian for Future Generations?

  • Reflections on "Sustainable Development"

  • How to Heal the Planet

  • Is Environmentalism Dead?

  • Epilogue: Trees Revisited

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Öffentliches Recht
Genre: Importe, Recht
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780199736072
ISBN-10: 0199736073
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stone, Christopher D.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Christopher D. Stone
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2010
Gewicht: 0,458 kg
Artikel-ID: 108621768

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