Environment, Political Representation and the Challenge of Rights [electronic resource] : Speaking for Nature /
Tanasescu, Mihnea.author.
Tanasescu examines the rights of nature in terms of its constituent parts. Besides offering a thorough theoretical grounding, the book gives a first detailed overview of the actual cases of rights for nature so far. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the rights of nature to date, both analytically and in terms of actual cases.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Voicing -- 1. Representation : Structure and Meaning -- 2. The Anatomy of Rights -- 3. Animals, Nature, Persons -- 4. The Rights of Nature in Ecuador -- 5. Local, National, and International Rights of Nature -- 6. Speaking for Nature -- 7. Implications and Provocations.
Tanasescu examines the rights of nature in terms of its constituent parts. Besides offering a thorough theoretical grounding, the book gives a first detailed overview of the actual cases of rights for nature so far. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the rights of nature to date, both analytically and in terms of actual cases.
Environmental policy.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Sustainable development.
Environmental sciences—Philosophy.
Environmental law.
Environmental Politics.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Sustainable Development.
Environmental Philosophy.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.