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Nature's Rights, Christiana Ochoa
Nature's Rights, Christiana Ochoa
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Do forests and rivers possess standing to sue? Do mountain ranges have substantive rights? A recent issue of The Judges’ Journal, a preeminent publication for American judges, alerts the bench, bar, and policymakers to the rapidly emerging “rights of nature,” predicting that state and federal courts will increasingly see claims asserting such rights. Within the United States, Tribal law has begun to legally recognize the rights of rivers, mountains, and other natural features. Several municipalities across the United States have also acted to recognize the rights of nature. United States courts have not yet addressed the issue, though in 2017, …
Intellectual Property, Human Rights & Sovereignty: New Dilemmas In International Law Posed By The Recognition Of Indigenous Knowledge And The Conservation Of Biodiversity, Rosemary J. Coombe
Intellectual Property, Human Rights & Sovereignty: New Dilemmas In International Law Posed By The Recognition Of Indigenous Knowledge And The Conservation Of Biodiversity, Rosemary J. Coombe
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
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