EARTH JURISPRUDENCE In Alphabetical Order by Section/Title
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Earth Jurisprudenceor Earth Law recognizes the Earth as the primary source of law which sets human law in a context greater than that of humanity. Human law-making should derive from the laws which govern Earth and its life systems. Thus, the way we govern ourselves should be founded on an ethical code of practice which requires us to respect and uphold the inalienable rights of the entire Earth Community and future generations of all species. Adapted from the GAIA Foundation (see http://www.gaiafoundation.org/earth-centred-law)
“Earth Jurisprudence is a transformative approach to achieving…ecologically viable societies. It advocates consciously realigning societies so that we conform with the laws of Nature and remain within planetary boundaries, for the sake of human well-being and that of all members of the Earth Community… In practice, there is no single Earth Jurisprudence but a diversity of ‘bio-culturally specific’ Earth Jurisprudences, each of which reflect a particular human community's understanding of how to regulate itself as part of the Earth Community.” The Wild Law Institute
This page contains resources that explain and promote the principles of Earth Jurisprudence. Earth Jurisprudence seeks to construct a legal and philosophical framework for the integrity of earth systems, the inter-relationship of all earth's entities, and the rights of the earth's community of communities to exist and sustain themselves within their own niches and habitats.
Pope Francis' Address at the UN -- 25 Sep 2015 "... every creature, particularly a living creature, has an intrinsic value, in its existence, its life, its beauty and its interdependence with other creatures."
Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love - An examination of the relationship between faith in God and the concept of ecological care within a crisis of biodiversity Elizabeth A. Johnson, Bloomsbury Continuum Publications -- 08 Oct 2015
Ecological Governance: Reappraising Law's Role in Protecting Ecosystem Functionality Olivia Woolley, Cambridge University Press -- Nov 2014
Eradicating Ecocide: Laws and Governance to Prevent the Destruction of Our Planet Polly Higgins, Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers, LTD -- 2010
Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community Thomas Berry, Edited by Mary Evelyn Tucker, Sierra Club and University of California Press -- 2009
Exploring Wild Law: The Philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence Peter Burdon, Ed, Wakefield Press -- 2011
Fighting for Our Shared Future: Protecting Both Human Rights and Nature's Rights Linda Sheehan & Grant Wilson, Earth Law Center -- Dec 2015
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth James Lovelock, Oxford University Press -- 1979
Gaia: The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine James Lovelock, Gaia Books -- 1991
Harmony with Nature (Report of the UN Secretary General) UN General Assembly, 72nd Session Item 20 -- Published 16 Aug 2017
Journey of the Universe Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale University Press -- 2011
Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home Pope Francis, Encyclical on Ecology -- 24 May 2015 Laudate Deum: To All People of Good Will on the Climate Crisis Pope Francis ... 04 Oct 2023
Making Peace with the Earth Vandana Shiva, Pluto Press -- 2013
Should Trees Have Standing: Law, Morality and the Environment (Third Edition) Christopher D. Stone, Oxford University Press -- 29 Apr 2010
Show Mercy to our Common Home Message of Pope Francis on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation -- 01 Sep 2016
The Earth Only Endures: On Reconnecting with Nature and Our Place In It Jules Pretty, Routledge Publications -- May 2009
The Future Climate of Amazonia: Scientific Assessment Report Antonio Donato Nobre, Articulación Regional Amazônica, São José dos Campos SP, Brazil -- Oct 2014
The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future Thomas Berry, New York, Three Rivers Press -- 2000
The Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth Co-Produced by Global Exchange, Council of Canadians, Pachamama Alliance, Fundacion Pachamama -- Apr 2011
The Universe Story Thomas Berry and Brian Thomas Swimme, Harper San Francisco -- 1994
Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice (Second Edition) Cormac Cullinan, Chelsea Green Publishing - 2011
Wild Law - In Practice Edited by Michelle Maloney & Peter Burdon, Routledge -- 2014
FILMS AND VIDEOS
Aluna The Kogi People of Columbia believe they live in order to care for the world and keep its natural order functioning. They see us plundering the world, destroying both the physical structure and the thought underpinning existence. 91 minutes. Alan Ereira -- 2012