UDTR — Radar mondial des droits de la Nature

Laboratories of the Future: Tribes and Rights of Nature

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Clé publique

doi:10.15779/z38599z292

Auteurs

Elizabeth Ann · Jensen

Année déclarée

2023

Langue déclarée

en · und

Type source

Article

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2026-11-09T19:04:47.878406+00:00

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2026-11-10T16:58:51.255971+00:00

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Non effectuée

Institutions déclarées par la source

University of Utah

Pays d’affiliation déclarés

US

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

From global challenges such as climate change and mass extinction, to local challenges such as toxic spills and undrinkable water, environmental degradation and the impairment of Earth systems are well documented. Yet, despite this reality, the U.S. federal government has done little in the last thirty years to provide a comprehensive solution to these profound environmental challenges; likewise, significant state action is lacking. In this vacuum, environmental legal advocates are looking for innovative environmental solutions to these challenges. Against this backdrop, rights of nature have increasingly gained traction as a possible legal tool to help protect the natural environment from the harms perpetrated by humans. Rights of nature laws generally have two elements: (1) legal personhood for natural entities, such that nature has standing in court, and (2) substantive rights for natural entities. This Article explores the scope and origins of rights of nature and examines how they are being implemented both within the United States and abroad. It highlights the work being done by Tribes and Indigenous Peoples in this space and argues that, particularly in the United States, state and local governments should learn from this work. Specifically, the work of Tribes in this space can serve as alternative ethical paradigms and laws for non-Native communities looking for an alternative to the status quo. In the United States, Tribes can serve as “laboratories” for environmental change given their tribal sovereignty and environmental ethics. In addition, Tribes exist within a different legal framework from U.S. states and municipalities. By comparing rights of nature-related litigation in Florida and in the White Earth Nation of Ojibwe, it becomes clear that rights of nature provisions adopted by Tribes stand a greater chance of withstanding legal challenge than provisions adopted by municipalities. Accordingly, environmental reform can benefit from the collaboration and experimentation of Tribes.

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OPENALEX

W6962375620

DOI

10.15779/z38599z292 · 10.2139/ssrn.4466493

OPENAIRE

doi_________::b64e1822fdd1e7daa1ac7bf3c90a2067 · doi_________::e0d31851401ba686dc379b31ccdc7790

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Article · Other literature type · Text · preprint

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US

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• Document · http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4466493
• DOI · https://doi.org/10.15779/z38599z292
• DOI · https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4466493
• Document · https://dx.doi.org/10.15779/z38599z292
• Document · https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1267289
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W6962375620

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