Melbourne, Jan 3: Accelerating biodiversity loss and the catastrophic effects of the climate crisis show that the relationship between humans and the environment is broken. But an idea from legal scholars, now gaining traction around the world, is pushing us to rethink that relationship. Western law and legal theory (or ‘jurisprudence’) operates from the viewpoint that the natural world exists for human use. Such thinking has shaped the world: European colonisation of other nations stemmed from the belief that they, […]
The large-scale destruction caused by the recent floods should be a sign for Pakistan to urgently implement environmental rights. This will require a broad approach as environmental laws are usually.