We’re excited to announce the release of Ecological Jurisprudence: The Law of Nature and the Nature of Law by Alessandro Pelizzon, a landmark contribution to the field of environmental law and a key milestone for the Rights of Nature movement.
About the author
As a co-founder and Executive Committee Member of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), co-founder of the GARN Academic Hub, and an expert member of the UN Harmony with Nature Program, Alessandro has been a leading voice in the push for ecological justice. This new book is the culmination of nearly two decades of research and work in the field, offering a comprehensive exploration of ecological jurisprudence—a legal theory that reimagines the relationship between law and nature.
About the book
This work serves as a successor to Wild Law by Cormac Cullinan, a seminal text in the Rights of Nature movement. Like Cullinan’s influential book, Ecological Jurisprudence offers a deep theoretical foundation for understanding ecological law and its role in shaping a sustainable future. Alessandro Pelizzon, in his thoughtful and comprehensive manner, builds upon this legacy, providing a fresh and timely perspective on how legal systems can evolve to better serve the natural world.
In this groundbreaking work, Pelizzon delves into the theoretical foundations of ecological jurisprudence and applies these principles to real-world legal initiatives. This open-access publication is a vital resource for anyone interested in the future of environmental law, offering fresh perspectives on how legal systems can align with ecological principles to create a sustainable and just future.
What makes this book even more special is that it is available for free to everyone, with the aim of making a lasting impact on the way we view the relationship between law and the environment.
To read the full book, explore the series, and learn more about how legal frameworks can evolve to serve the natural world, check out the links below:
🆓 Read the book here: Ecological Jurisprudence
🌿 Explore the series here: Contemporary Environmental Law and Policy
Book reviews
Along with Stone’s Do Trees Have Standing? (1972), Cullinan’s Wild Law (2002), and the Ecuadorian Constitution (2008), we can now name Pelizzon’s Ecological Jurisprudence as a key milestone in the field.
Herman F. Greene, JD, DMin, Thomas Berry Scholar-in-Residence, The Earth Law Center
An immense gift to the field and to generations of lawyers to come, Ecological Jurisprudence contains teachings from which one could learn for a lifetime.
Katarina Hovden, University of Copenhagen
Alessandro Pelizzon’s Ecological Jurisprudence is deeply-rooted in how the law can best serve the natural world, inspiring future lawyers with the kind of jurisprudence the natural world so urgently needs to exist.
Maria Mercedes Sánchez, Former Coordinator of the United Nations Harmony with Nature Programme
Pelizzon coins the term ‘ecological jurisprudence’ and mobilises it to create deep normative foundations for future environmental law developments. Any serious environmental scholar will have to engage with him because of the breadth and depth of what he achieves in this book.
Professor Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, QUT
