A Tale of Two (and More) Models of Rights of Nature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11265931 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthias Kramm (0000-0002-2021-989X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-180 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4275 • E-ISSN: 2153-7895 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/enviroethics20252696 |
| OpenAlex | W4407420660 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In our contemporary world, the rights of nature have become an important legal device for environmental protection. Some of the most influential rights of nature frameworks can be found in non-Western contexts and have been strongly influenced by ecocentric accounts of nature. This article addresses the question of whether rights of nature can be implemented in Western contexts as well, focusing in particular on Europe. It first examines ecocentric justifications of the rights of nature and discusses two possible non-ecocentric alternatives. Second, two models for implementing rights of nature—the nature’s rights model and the legal personhood model—are compared to demonstrate how different combinations of elements from both models can fit different socio-cultural contexts, including Western ones
Applied philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · General interest · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Environmental law and policy · International Environmental Law and Policies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |