Universal Declaration of River Rights
From Earth Law Center (ELC) In the first half of 2017, four rivers have been granted legal personhood status, that is, they have been granted the same legal rights as a juristic person. This includes the Whanganui River in New...
When Rivers Are Granted Legal Status as Persons
Sierra Club history plays a role in recently revived Rights of Nature movement SIERRA, The national magazine of the Sierra Club By Diane Covington-Carter | May 9 2017 Members of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori tribes have always regarded themselves as...
When Rivers Hold Legal Rights
See full article in Earth Island Institute by Shannon Biggs of Movement Rights– April 17, 2017 New Zealand and India recognize personhood for ecosystems Winding its way through dense forest laced with hidden waterfalls, the Whanganui River is the largest...
When Rivers Hold Legal Rights
See full article in Earth Island Institute by Shannon Biggs of Movement Rights– April 17, 2017 New Zealand and India recognize personhood for ecosystems Winding its way through dense forest laced with hidden waterfalls, the Whanganui River is the largest...
Earth Law Updates – May 11, 2016
From Tom Brenan, Gaia Foundation Here’s the latest Earth law update: The fifteenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is currently taking place in New York, from 9th to 20th In its ‘Proud to be Indigenous’...
Earth law update – April 27, 2016
From Tom Brenan, Gaia Foundation Here is the latest update on Earth law developments: The United Nations (UN) Harmony with Nature Programme has launched its Knowledge Network, an online platform which will host a series of inter-disciplinary dialogues between practitioners,...
Earth law update – April 14, 2016
From Tom Brenan, Gaia Foundation Here are some recent Earth law developments: The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) are to hold a two-hour webinar on ‘Rights of Nature: Protecting and Defending the Places We Live’ on 27th The...
Earth law update – March 24, 2016
From Tom Brenan, Gaia Foundation Here are some recent Earth law developments: The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) has issued a call for papers in preparation for its conference on 20th and 21st October 2016, ‘The future of Australian environmental...
Responding to the Great Work: The Role of Earth Jurisprudence and Wild Law in the 21st Century
By Dr. Michelle Maloney* and Sister Patricia Siemen** ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH LAW JOURNAL, Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Vol. 5 (2015) > Iss. 1 I. Introduction Despite a proliferation of environmental law in the United Statesand around...
Responding to the Great Work: The Role of Earth Jurisprudence and Wild Law in the 21st Century
By Dr. Michelle Maloney* and Sister Patricia Siemen** ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH LAW JOURNAL, Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Vol. 5 (2015) > Iss. 1 I. Introduction Despite a proliferation of environmental law in the United Statesand around...
