The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World

by David R. Boyd

Book Overview

Winner of the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature

A growing body of law around the world supports the idea that humans are not the only species with rights; and if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities.

"Expertly written case studies in which legalese is accessibly distilled ... empowering reminders that the seemingly inevitable slide toward planetary destruction can be halted." -- Publishers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770412395
• ISBN13: 9781770412392
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.3"