Should trees have standing? : law, morality, and the environment / Christopher D. Stone.
2010
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Author
Title
Should trees have standing? : law, morality, and the environment / Christopher D. Stone.
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
KF5505 .S86 2010
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
9780199736072 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0199736073 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0199736073 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xvi, 248 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)456181358
Summary
"In this collection of essays, the author argues that natural objects, such as trees, should have legal rights through the appointment of guardians designated to protect them. It covers such areas as: agriculture and the environment; can the oceans be harbored; establishing a guardian for future generations; reflections on sustainable development; how to heal the planet; environmentalism, is it dead?--by the publisher."
Note
Prevised edition has sub-title: and other essays on law, morals, and the environment.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Beinecke Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Beinecke Fund
Table of Contents
Ch. 1
Should Trees Have Standing?: Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects
1
I.
Introduction: The Unthinkable
1
II.
Toward Rights for the Environment
3
III.
The Legal-Operational Aspects
4
IV.
The Psychic and Socio-Psychic Aspects
23
Ch. 2
Does the Climate Have Standing?
33
I.
The Climate as Client
33
II.
The Law of Standing: An Overview
35
III.
Standing to Force Disclosures
44
IV.
Standing's Many Fronts
49
V.
Suits in the Name of Natural Objects
61
VI.
So, Where Do We Stand on Climate Change?
70
Ch. 3
Agriculture and the Environment: Challenges for the New Millennium
79
I.
Background
79
II.
The Challenges
81
III.
Some Proposed Responses
84
Ch. 4
Can the Oceans Be Harbored?
89
I.
A Four-Step Plan for the Twenty-First Century
89
II.
Nonfishing Extraction Sectors
96
III.
Ocean Inputs
97
IV.
A Guardian for the Oceans
100
V.
Conclusion
101
Ch. 5
Should We Establish a Guardian for Future Generations?
103
I.
Background: The Maltese Proposal
103
II.
Conclusion
112
Ch. 6
Reflections on "Sustainable Development"
115
I.
The Underlying Geopolitical Strains
116
II.
What Are Our Obligations to the Future?
117
Ch. 7
How to Heal the Planet
125
I.
Introduction
125
II.
Conclusion
138
Ch. 8
Is Environmentalism Dead?
141
I.
Introduction
141
II.
What Movement, Exactly, Is Faltering, and What Should Our Expectations Be?
143
III.
Indicators of Success and Failure
144
IV.
Self-Presentation
154
V.
Conclusion
156
Epilogue
159
Notes
177
Index
237