Stewarding The Earth
Rethinking Property and The Emergence Of Biocultural Rights
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9780198098669
Publication date:
04/08/2014
Hardback
284 pages
227.0x150.0mm
Price: 775.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198098669
Publication date:
04/08/2014
Hardback
284 pages
227.0x150.0mm
First Edition
Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte
Suitable for: Primary market: Institutional libraries; institutions- boards concerned with the field of environmental law and policy Secondary market: Students, teachers, and research scholars of law, economics, development studies and anthropology; policymakers, environmental activists, NGOs; anyone interested in environmental law and policy, indigenous peoples rights, and green economy.
Rights: World Rights
First Edition
Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte
Description
Environmental law is fast changing in the face of increased threats of an ecological apocalypse. Growing evidence of effective conservation practices by generations of communities with strong cultural and spiritual ties to the land has triggered a new discourse of ‘biocultural rights’. Biocultural rights are community rights to stewardship of their lands and waters. Unlike private property rights, these refuse to conceive of Nature as a commodity with exchange value. Rather they secure the role of communities as trustees of their ecosystems and affirm the integral link between protecting these rights and environmental conservation. Weaving a fascinating tapestry of law, economics, anthropology and philosophy, this book insightfully deconstructs dominant notions of private property while making a powerful case for biocultural jurisprudence. Drawing on his years of experience as an international environmental lawyer and having represented indigenous peoples and advised governments, Bavikatte maps and argues for biocultural rights through compelling examples of environmental agreements, legislation, judicial decisions, and community practices. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this work is sure to engross all those concerned about the future of our planet.
First Edition
Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte
Table of contents
First Edition
Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte
Features
- There is no book of this kind available in the market which comprehensively discusses the emergence of biocultural rights in environmental law. The theme of the book is an important one, given that in recent times, issues relating to both biodiversity conservation and displacement of the indigenous have been at the centre of the controversy. The discussions are supported by judicial decisions and other references. The book discusses a highly contentious issue of international significance.
First Edition
Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte
Description
Environmental law is fast changing in the face of increased threats of an ecological apocalypse. Growing evidence of effective conservation practices by generations of communities with strong cultural and spiritual ties to the land has triggered a new discourse of ‘biocultural rights’. Biocultural rights are community rights to stewardship of their lands and waters. Unlike private property rights, these refuse to conceive of Nature as a commodity with exchange value. Rather they secure the role of communities as trustees of their ecosystems and affirm the integral link between protecting these rights and environmental conservation. Weaving a fascinating tapestry of law, economics, anthropology and philosophy, this book insightfully deconstructs dominant notions of private property while making a powerful case for biocultural jurisprudence. Drawing on his years of experience as an international environmental lawyer and having represented indigenous peoples and advised governments, Bavikatte maps and argues for biocultural rights through compelling examples of environmental agreements, legislation, judicial decisions, and community practices. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this work is sure to engross all those concerned about the future of our planet.
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