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Should trees have legal standing?: Strengthening the relationship between law and ecology

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Clé publique

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1489/1/012061

Auteurs

Joice Soraya · Fathul Hamdani · Ana Fauzia

Année déclarée

2025

Langue déclarée

en

Type source

conference-paper

Première détection

2026-11-09T19:12:33.168071+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:12:33.168071+00:00

Dernière vérification HTTP

Non effectuée

Institutions déclarées par la source

Universitas Airlangga · Universitas Dr. Soetomo · Universitas Wisnuwardhana Malang

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

Abstract In recent decades, environmental concerns have increased as the impacts of climate change and deforestation have become more apparent. In response, some environmental activists and legal experts have raised a controversial question: should trees, or other natural elements, have legal standing? Legal standing refers to the right to file a lawsuit in court. The purpose of this research is to examine the legal reasoning for legal standing of trees in Indonesia, and to examine the concept of granting legal standing to trees to strengthen the relationship between law and ecology. This research uses an interdisciplinary legal research method. The results show that the concept of granting legal standing to non-human entities was first proposed by Christopher D. Stone in his famous 1972 essay, “Should Trees Have Standing?”. Stone argued that nature should be given the right to be represented in court, allowing suits to be brought on behalf of nature against environmental destruction. This idea, though radical in its day, has inspired legal movements around the world. The legal reasoning for the importance of legal standing for trees is for stronger environmental protection based on legal certainty, justice, and expediency, preventing climate change that impacts the concept of utilitarianism, and providing intergenerational justice to realize the ideals of the nation contained in the preamble of the 1945 Constitution. Although there are significant challenges in its implementation, this approach offers a new path to sustainability and environmental justice. In the face of the global environmental crisis, this idea is worth considering as part of a comprehensive solution to safeguard our planet for future generations.

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OPENALEX

W4410122929

DOI

10.1088/1755-1315/1489/1/012061

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conference-paper

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OpenAlex · Document 1 · Document 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1489/1/012061
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4410122929

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• openalex:w2891042091 · CITES
• Rights of nature, legal personality, and indigenous philosophies · CITES
• openalex:w4206909560 · CITES
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