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Science and the legal rights of nature

Identification

Public canonical key
doi:10.1126/science.adf4155
Authors
Yaffa · Aaron M. · Hugo · Jessica K.
Reported year
2023
Reported language
en · eng
Source type
Article
First detected
2026-11-09T19:04:47.858263+00:00
Last metadata observation
2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00
Last HTTP verification
Not checked

Institutions reported by the source

Harvard University · Lund University · Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study · Universidad de los Hemisferios · Uppsala University

Reported affiliation countries

EC · SE · US

Documentary abstract — original language

We review the use of science by lawmakers and courts in implementing or rejecting legal rights for nature in Ecuador, India, the United States, and other jurisdictions where some type of rights of nature have been recognized in the legal system. We then use the “right to evolve” to exemplify how interdisciplinary work can (i) help courts effectively define what this right might entail; (ii) inform how it might be applied in different circumstances; and (iii) provide a template for how scientists and legal scholars can generate the interdisciplinary scholarship necessary to understand and implement the growing body of rights-of-nature laws, and environmental law more generally. We conclude by pointing to what further research is needed to understand and effectively implement the growing body of rights-of-nature laws.

Identifiers

DOI
10.1126/science.adf4155
OPENALEX
W4377013903
OPENAIRE
doi_dedup___::2531b6708775c544d27f296ad4b6699d

Documentary context

Documentary family
Scholarship
Source-reported types
Article · review

Entity mentions are not evidence of legal recognition. Jurisdiction studied is separate from author affiliation country.

Sources

OpenAIRE · Record 1

OpenAlex · Record 1 · Record 2

Documented bibliographic relations

Source-declared references and links; they do not establish legal support or UGLC qualification. Up to 20 outgoing references are displayed.

43 incoming references within the detected corpus

Documentary field provenance

Source-backed values and values with unresolved provenance are kept separately. Bibliographic provenance validates no legal claim.

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Cite this reference

Yaffa; Aaron M.; Hugo; Jessica K.. Science and the legal rights of nature. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf4155

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APA
Yaffa; Aaron M.; Hugo; Jessica K.. (2023). Science and the legal rights of nature. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf4155
Chicago
Yaffa; Aaron M.; Hugo; Jessica K.. Science and the legal rights of nature. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf4155
ISO 690
Yaffa; Aaron M.; Hugo; Jessica K.. Science and the legal rights of nature. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf4155

UDTR Global Rights of Nature Legal Library. Science and the legal rights of nature. Documentary record: https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-cd3539bdbc10b42b09d742b2dadfb96f/ · Last HTTP verification: not performed

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Version 84341a7a02f5d10f · udtr-reference-1.1.2

Title
OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:06:15.389061+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00
Authors
OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:06:15.389061+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00
Multiple reported values; disagreement retained.
Year
OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:06:15.389061+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00
Identifiers
OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:06:15.389061+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00
Multiple reported values; disagreement retained.
Source URL
OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:06:15.389061+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00
Source-reported author ORCID
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00

History tracks record metadata and does not certify the state of the law.

b943c512ae7643b9 · 2026-11-09T19:14:42.788246+00:00

27965d48976f8ff4 · 2026-11-09T19:14:42.788246+00:00

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9a1801b0009477a4 · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00

84341a7a02f5d10f · 2026-11-10T16:58:50.991692+00:00

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Research dossiers and documentary relations

Harvard University

Lund University

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study

Universidad de los Hemisferios

Uppsala University

Aaron M.

Hugo

Jessica K.

Yaffa

Source roles

Discovery source · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf4155

Discovery source · https://openalex.org/W4377013903

An authority link alone does not verify a legal claim. Abstracts and full texts remain subject to their source terms.

Documentary status

Detected scholarly publication

Library

This identity is not yet included in the Legal Library.

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