TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mallak, Sahar
T1  - Rights for Nature in selected states
T2  - Journal of International and Digital Communication: Sustainability Perspectives
N2  - In recent years, a paradigm shift in environmental ethics has given rise to a groundbreaking concept granting legal rights to nature itself. As the global community grapples with escalating environmental challenges, select nations have taken unprecedented steps to acknowledge nature as a subject with inherent rights, transcending the conventional view of the environment as mere property. This term paper dives into the evolving landscape of environmental jurisprudence by exploring the inclusion of nature's rights in the constitutional frameworks of Ecuador, Bolivia, New Zealand, Colombia and India. Through a comparative analysis of these distinct cases, we unravel the diverse approaches these countries have adopted to recognize and protect the rights of nature, examining the legal, cultural, and ecological implications of this transformative concept. From the constitutional enshrinement of Pachamama's rights in Ecuador to the legal personification of the Whanganui River in New Zealand, this paper sheds light on the global movement for the rights of nature and its potential impact on environmental conservation and societal harmony.
KW  - environmental ethics
KW  - rights for nature
KW  - Ecuador
KW  - Bolivia
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Colombia
KW  - India
KW  - Umweltethik
KW  - Natur
KW  - Umwelt
KW  - Ecuador
KW  - Bolivien
KW  - Neuseeland
KW  - Kolumbien
KW  - Indien
Y1  - 2024
UR  - https://hst.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1023
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:tr5-10233
SN  - 2940-1992
VL  - 2
IS  - 1 (Special Issue)
SP  - 75
EP  - 78
PB  - Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld (Hochschule Trier), Institut für Internationale & Digitale Kommunikation
ER  -