The Ecological Constitution Reframing Environmental Law Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series
Auteur : Collins Lynda
The Ecological Constitution integrates the insights of environmental constitutionalism and ecological law in a concise, engaging and accessible manner.
This book sets out the necessary components of any constitution that could be considered "ecological" in nature. In particular, it argues that an ecological constitution is one that codifies the following key principles, at a minimum: the principle of sustainability; intergenerational equity and the public trust doctrine; environmental human rights; rights of nature; the precautionary principle and non-regression; and rights and obligations relating to a healthy climate. In the context of the global environmental crisis that characterises the current Anthropocene era, these principles are important tools for changing consciousness and driving pragmatic policy reforms around the world. Re-imagining constitutions along these lines could play a vital role in the collective project of building a sustainable future for humans, animals, ecosystems and the biosphere we all share.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental law, ecological law, environmental constitutionalism, sustainability and rights of nature.
1. Introduction: Constitutionalism in the Age of Ecological Law 2. The Constitutional Imperative of Ecological Sustainability 3. Human Rights in the Ecological Constitution 4. Intergenerational Equity and the Public Trust Doctrine 5. Rights of Nature in the Ecological Constitution6. Precaution and Non-Regression in the Ecological Constitution 7. Ecological Constitutionalism in a Changing Climate 8. Conclusion
Lynda Collins is a Full Professor with the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Date de parution : 01-2023
13.8x21.6 cm
Date de parution : 05-2021
13.8x21.6 cm
Thèmes de The Ecological Constitution :
Mots-clés :
Ecological Constitution; Constitutional Environmental Rights; environmental constitutionalism; Ecological Law; UN; environmental rights; Te Urewera; rights on nature; Violate; public trust doctrine; Environmental Human Rights; intergenerational equity; anthropocene; Wo; sustainability; Te Awa Tupua; Vivir Bien; Environmental law; Atrato River; Te Awa; Whanganui River; PERs; Precautionary Principle; Ecological Sustainability; Indigenous Legal Orders; Planetary Boundaries; Vice Versa; Climate Change; Indigenous Title Lands; Climate Protection Measures