Charting Environmental Law Futures in the Anthropocene

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This book explores a range of plausible futures for environmental law in the new era of the Earth’s history: the Anthropocene. The book discusses multiple contemporary and future challenges facing the planet and humanity. It examines the relationship between environmental law and the Anthropocene at governance scales from the global to the local. The breadth of issues and jurisdictions covered by the book, its forward-looking nature, and the unique generational perspective of the contributing authors means that this publication appeals to a wide audience from specialist academics and policy-makers to a broader lay readership. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Securing Equitable and Sustainable Futures in the Anthropocene—What Role and Challenges for Environmental Law? (Michelle Lim)....Pages 1-18 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 Rights of Nature in the Anthropocene: Towards the Democratization of Environmental Law? (María Valeria Berros)....Pages 21-31 Moving Towards “Ecological Civilization” in the Anthropocene: The Future of Environmental Law in China (Di Zhou)....Pages 33-43 International Environmental Law in the Anthropocene: Addressing the Gaps Towards ‘Sustainable Development Law’ (Fabiano de Andrade Correa, Marina Demaria Venâncio)....Pages 45-58 Ecological Restoration as a Legal Duty in the Anthropocene (An Cliquet)....Pages 59-70 Governance for Protected Areas “Beyond the Boundary”—A Conceptual Framework for Biodiversity Conservation in the Anthropocene (Toshinori Tanaka)....Pages 71-79 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 The Ocean-Climate Nexus in the Unfolding Anthropocene: Addressing Environmental Challenges Through International Law and Cooperation (Stephen Minas)....Pages 83-94 Consequences of the Recognition of Forest Protection as a Common Concern of Humankind for the Anthropocene (Maša Kovič Dine)....Pages 95-105 International Water Law in Multi-scale Governance of Shared Waters in the Anthropocene: Towards Cooperation, not “Water Wars” (Remy Kinna)....Pages 107-119 Rising China and Antarctic Futures in the Anthropocene (Nengye Liu)....Pages 121-128 The International Environmental Court—A Necessary Institution for Sustainable Planetary Governance in the Anthropocene (Alexander M. SoIntsev)....Pages 129-138 Global Assessment and Review: The Importance of a Transparency Turn in International Environmental Law (Nafiseh Jafarzadeh)....Pages 139-148 Front Matter ....Pages 149-149 Indigenous Rights and Universal Periodic Review: A Confluence of Human Rights and Environmental Issues (Jonathan Liljeblad)....Pages 151-157 Constitutionally Shackled: The Story of Environmental Jurisprudence in India (Nupur Chowdhury)....Pages 159-169 Liability for Environmental Harm as a Response to the Anthropocene (Jacob Phelps, Carol Adaire Jones, John Pendergrass)....Pages 171-180 On the Hypotactic Imperative for a Transition from the Anthropocene to the Sustainocene (Benjamen Franklen Gussen)....Pages 181-190 Municipal Solid Waste Management in India: Why Judicial Activism and Legislative Interventions Have Failed to Effectively Address This Issue? (Maneka Kaur)....Pages 191-201 Can South African Planning Law and Policy Promote Urban Sustainability in the Anthropocene? (Angela van der Berg)....Pages 203-218 Front Matter ....Pages 219-219 Pathways to Equitable Sustainability in the Anthropocene: An Agenda for Legal Research (Michelle Lim)....Pages 221-245