UDTR — Radar mondial des droits de la Nature

Paving the Way for Rights of Nature in Germany: Lessons Learnt from Legal Reform in New Zealand and Ecuador

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Clé publique

doi:10.1017/s2047102520000126

Auteurs

Laura Schimmöller

Année déclarée

2020

Langue déclarée

en

Type source

article

Première détection

2026-11-09T19:04:47.899244+00:00

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2026-11-10T16:58:51.455081+00:00

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Non effectuée

Institutions déclarées par la source

KU Leuven

Pays d’affiliation déclarés

BE

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

Abstract This article examines the concept of granting legal rights to nature as a strategy for more effective environmental protection in the era of the Anthropocene. Following decades of debate over the possibility and consequences of natural objects becoming legal rights holders, a number of countries have recently implemented rights of nature laws in their national legal systems. Comparing two of these examples – a constitutional amendment in Ecuador and recently transposed legislation in New Zealand – will help in understanding the potential for and challenges in the implementation of this concept. On the basis of the findings of this comparison the article further analyzes the possibility of legal reform in a European country, using Germany by way of example. This analysis demonstrates that the realization of rights of nature in Europe is faced with many obstacles as it contests institutional and legal frameworks that are deeply rooted in Western individual rights doctrines and neoliberal economic models. Nevertheless, the holistic approach of expanding the number of rights-bearing subjects beyond an anthropocentric framework can allow for more serious consideration of environmental interests, something that aligns with the German narrative of recognizing nature's intrinsic value in law and the need for effective environmental protection measures.

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OPENALEX

W3035392269

DOI

10.1017/s2047102520000126

OPENAIRE

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Doctrine

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Article · article

Juridictions étudiées — sources explicites

DE · EC · NZ

Les mentions d’entités ne constituent pas une preuve de reconnaissance juridique. La juridiction étudiée est distincte du pays d’affiliation des auteurs.

Sources

OpenAIRE · Document 1

OpenAlex · Document 1 · Document 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.1017/s2047102520000126
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W3035392269

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• Do Species and Nature Have Rights · CITES
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• openalex:w2130234383 · CITES
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• New Transitions from Human Rights to the Environment to the Rights of Nature · CITES
• The Problem of Enforcing Nature's Rights under Ecuador's Constitution: Why the 2008 Environmental Amendments Have No Bite · CITES
• The Implementation of Earth Jurisprudence through Substantive Constitutional Rights of Nature · CITES
• openalex:w2298710310 · CITES
• Das Anthropozän-Konzept · CITES
• openalex:w2336004026 · CITES
• openalex:w2345901511 · CITES

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