Earth System Law: Standing on the Precipice of the Anthropocene - 9781032056241

Name: Earth System Law: Standing on the Precipice of the Anthropocene - 9781032056241
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Earth System Law: Standing on the Precipice of the AnthropoceneAuthor(s): Timothy Cadman, Margot Hurlbert, Andrea C. Simonelli\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032056241, 978-1032056241\nSynopsis\nThis book systematically explores the emerging legal discipline of Earth System Law (ESL), challenging the closed system of law and marking a new era in law and society scholarship.\n\nLaw has historically provided stability, certainty, and predictability in the ordering of social relations (predominantly between humans). However, in recent decades the Earths relationship in law has changed with increasing recognition of the standing of Mother Earth, inherent rights of the environment (such as flora and fauna, rivers), and now recognition of the multiple relations of the Anthropocene. This book questions the fundamental assumption that the law only applies to humans, and that the earth, as a system, has intrinsic rights.