Silvia Salardi – Nature through the lens of the law: from sustainable development to legal personhood.
A philosophical-legal sketch
Silvia Salardi – Associate Professor of Philosophy of Law and Bioethics – University of Milan-Bicocca – (silvia.salardi@unimib.it) SOMMARIO 1. Introduction: legal protection of nature between technicalities and moral change.2. Nature through the lens of the law: from exploitation and usefulness to conservation and protection.3. What do we gain by qualifying nature as a legal Person.4. Legal trends and court decisions: attributing legal personhood to natural resources.5. (Un)conclusive remarks. The Anthropocene narrative highlights that human activities are the main cause of climate changes and environmental degradation. To limit this disaster interventions can be made at different levels, and the legal one is part of the availableRead More →
