UDTR — Radar mondial des droits de la Nature

Nature’s Rights

Identification

Clé publique

doi:10.36640/mjeal.11.1.natures

Auteurs

Christiana Ochoa

Année déclarée

2021

Langue déclarée

en

Type source

article

Première détection

2026-11-09T19:04:47.946323+00:00

Dernière observation des métadonnées

2026-11-10T16:58:50.976223+00:00

Dernière vérification HTTP

Non effectuée

Institutions déclarées par la source

Indiana University · Indiana University Bloomington

Pays d’affiliation déclarés

US

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

Do forests and rivers possess standing to sue? Do mountain ranges have substantive rights? A recent issue of The Judges’ Journal, a preeminent publication for American judges, alerts the bench, bar, and policymakers to the rapidly emerging “rights of nature,” predicting that state and federal courts will increasingly see claims asserting such rights. Within the United States, Tribal law has begun to legally recognize the rights of rivers, mountains, and other natural features. Several municipalities across the United States have also acted to recognize the rights of nature. United States courts have not yet addressed the issue, though in 2017, a plaintiff brought a suit claiming rights for the Colorado River ecosystem, although the case was dismissed. Meanwhile, several countries outside the United States have extended standing and substantive rights to nature, and that number is growing quickly. This international trend matters because U.S. Supreme Court Justices, including Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer, have argued that American courts should note and address cutting-edge legal developments in foreign jurisdictions. This Article provides the key foundational and theoretical basis for recognizing the rights of nature. It explores the intellectual and precedential basis for accepting nature’s rights, surveying developments in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and providing a survey of select legal systems that currently recognize such rights. It traces the geographic, theoretical, and practical development of the idea of nature’s rights, illustrating that human thought regarding the intrinsic value and rights of nature has evolved significantly since our common law on the issue was established. This Article thus provides the intellectual, moral, and philosophical foundation for students, clerks, judges, and lawmakers facing questions about extending rights to nature.

Identifiants

OPENALEX

W4214837514

DOI

10.36640/mjeal.11.1.natures

OPENAIRE

doi_________::4608ccf86cdfe4d64f0cb49de10ecea6

Repères documentaires

Famille documentaire

Doctrine

Types déclarés par les sources

Article · article

Entités naturelles mentionnées

Fleuve / rivière · Forêt · Montagne · Écosystème

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Sources

OpenAIRE · Document 1

OpenAlex · Document 1 · Document 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.36640/mjeal.11.1.natures
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4214837514

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