A landmark political decision recognising the legal personhood of a river provides insights
into how legal pluralism may evolve and how relationships with non‐human nature may be …

This book is the first to describe its subject matter as Climate Change Criminology. As part of
this, it brings together existing research and scholarship on climate change from a …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly transformative force in human life.
Crucially, its impact is already extending beyond automation of routine tasks and …

The idea of human dominion over nature has become entrenched by the dominant rights-
based interpretation of private property. Accordingly, nature is not attributed any inherent …

Ecocentrism refers to valuing nature for its own sake. This ecophilosophical orientation
requires that all social practices incorporate ecological sensitivities and heightened …

Rob White's pioneering work in the establishment and growth of green criminology has been
part of a paradigm shift for the field of criminology as it has moved to include crimes …

This book provides a reimagining of how Western law and legal theory structures the human–
earth relationship. As a complement to contemporary efforts to establish rights of nature and …

While transitional justice processes call upon individuals and societies to recall and
remember, memory practices–and more specifically the frequent politicisation of memory in …

Unprecedented bushfire activity is increasing around the world. A catastrophic bushfire
event in the Australian summer of 2019–2020 burned over 18 million hectares. The …

In 2021, an Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide launched what
they described as a 'practical and effective definition of the crime of ecocide'. The Panel …