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Should Trees Have Standing?
Law, Morality, and the Environment
Third Edition
Christopher D. Stone
264 pages
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235x156mm
978-0-19-973607-2
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Paperback
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29 April 2010
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- The definitive collection of essays on the legal rights of natural objects by the preeminent authority on the topic
- Provides thought-provoking but accessible arguments at the intersection of environmental law, moral philosophy, ethics, legal theory, economics, political science, and globalization
- Stone grounds his environmental arguments within the context of socioeconomic, political, and legal realities
- Illuminates the underpinnings of the green movement and the historical foundation upon which the current incarnation of environmentalism has been built
Originally published in 1972, Should Trees Have Standing? was a rallying point for the then burgeoning environmental movement, launching a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, in the 35th anniversary edition of this remarkably influential book, Christopher D. Stone updates his original thesis and explores the impact his ideas have had on the courts, the academy, and society as a whole. At the heart of the book is an eminently sensible, legally sound, and compelling argument that the environment should be
granted legal rights. For the new edition, Stone explores a variety of recent cases and current events—and related topics such as climate change and protecting the oceans—providing a thoughtful survey of the past and an insightful glimpse at the future of the environmental movement. This enduring work continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights, so that the voiceless elements in nature are protected for future generations.Readership: General audiences interested in environmental issues; environmental/conservation lawyers, policymakers, professors, academics, and students; journalists; legislators;
environmental and human rights activists; law professors and students; liberal arts professors and students (philosophy, ethics, etc.); political science academics/students; undergraduate liberal arts colleges; researchers at think tanks; public libraries.
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Christopher D. Stone, J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law, University of Southern California School of Law Christopher D. Stone is J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law at the University of Southern California School of Law. A leading advocate for the environment, he has written for Harper's, The New York Times, The Nation, Boston Globe, and Los Angeles Times.
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Introduction: Trees at Thirty-Five
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? A Four Step Plan for the 21st Century
Should We Establish a Guardian for Future Generations?
Reflections on "Sustainable Development"
How to Heal the Planet
Is Environmentalism Dead?
Epilogue: Trees Revisited
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