Natural Entities Now Legally People: Enough to Save Them?
In recent weeks, courts in New Zealand and India have granted legal personhood status to three rivers and glaciers. While this is a significant legal development, will this strategy to protect these entities from environmental damage and climate change be enough without proper enforcement?
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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83098 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42408 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | In recent weeks, courts in New Zealand and India have granted legal personhood status to three rivers and glaciers. While this is a significant legal development, will this strategy to protect these entities from environmental damage and climate change be enough without proper enforcement? |
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