Should trees have standing?
Subtitle: law, morality, and the environment
By: Christopher D. Stone.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199736072
Subjects: Nature conservation -- Law and legislation -- United States; Environmental law -- United States; Nature conservation -- Moral and ethical aspects; Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects
Description: "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."
Notes: Prev. ed. has sub-title: and other essays on law, morals, and the environment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Should trees have standing? : toward legal rights for natural objects; title: Does the climate have standing?; title: Agriculture and the environment : challenges for the new millennium; title: Can the oceans be harbored? : a four step plan for the 21st century; title: Should we establish a guardian for future generations?; title: Reflections on "sustainable development"; title: How to heal the planet; title: Is environmentalism dead?