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Should trees have standing? : law, morality, and the environment / Christopher D. Stone.

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."
Previous edition (1996) has sub-title : "and other essays on law, morals, and the environment" ; first edition (1974) has subtitle : "towards legal rights for natural objects."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780199736072
  • ISBN: 0199736073
  • Physical Description: xvi, 248 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 3rd ed.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-235) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Should trees have standing? : toward legal rights for natural objects -- Does the climate have standing? -- Agriculture and the environment : challenges for the new millennium -- Can the oceans be harbored? -- Should we establish a guardian for future generations? -- Reflections on "sustainable development" -- How to heal the planet -- Is environmentalism dead?
Action Note:
Self-Renewing 2017
Subject:
Nature conservation > Law and legislation > United States.
Environmental law > United States.
Nature conservation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Natural resources > Law and legislation.
Environmental protection > Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental law.
Environmental protection > Moral and ethical aspects.
Natural resources > Law and legislation.
Nature conservation > Law and legislation.
Nature conservation > Moral and ethical aspects.
United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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English (4)
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