Earth Jur 1.0
This blawg "seeks to share information and insights about developments in an emerging 'Earth jurisprudence,' which Cormac Cullinan defines as 'a philosophy of law and human governance based on the idea that humans are only one part of a wider community of beings and that the welfare of each member of that community is dependent on the welfare of Earth as a whole.' "
Author: Joe Kornowski is the senior director of product planning at Lexis/Nexis in San Francisco.
Blawg Related Categories: Animal Law • Environmental Law
Recent Posts from Earth Jur 1.0
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Spain Moves to Recognize "Human" Rights in Great Apes
I have a new respect and admiration for the Spanish people and their parliament. Last Wednesday, the Spanish Parliament became the first national legislature to support the legal rights of non-humans to life and individual…
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Persecuting the Monks: Caribbean Seals Officially Extinct
Just in time for the unofficial World Ocean Day, NOAA has announced that the Caribbean monk seals have been declared extinct, and humans were the cause. According to the AP story, "Humans hunting the docile…
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The Looming Polar Bear War
The storm clouds of a legal war are gathering, according to a recent article in Mother Jones. On one side are wildlife preservation advocates and those concerned about the impacts of global warming who are…
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Bee Loss Update: 1.1 Million Colonies Died This Winter
As an update to my original post on the catastrophic losses of Western honey bees . . . In The Beekeeper blog, Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine, reports on the results of a…
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Are Chemical Trespass Laws Needed for Household Pets?
Do you think dogs regard humans as "Dog's best friend"? Somehow, I doubt it, especially in light of a recent report from the Environmental Working Group. EWG calls their report "the most comprehensive investigation of…
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Endorse the Earth Charter for Earth Day!
The Earth Charter is one of the most remarkable documents I've ever read. It reminds me of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence in the sense that I can feel a sacred intention of…
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Salmon Swan Song?
In the opening scenes of the science fiction comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the dolphins are escaping the Earth because it is about to be destroyed as they sing "thanks for all the…
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The Symbolic Power of Earth Hour
When I first heard of Earth Hour, it struck me as a somewhat naive and misguided social event for bringing awareness to the issue of climate change. The whole idea of turning out the lights…
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Renaming and Reclaiming Sacred Nature
The Center for Earth Jurisprudence and the Barry University Law Review recently sponsored a symposium, "Framing an Earth Jurisprudence for a Planet in Peril." For those of us who were unable to attend, the videos…
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Are Humans Drugging Wildlife?
It's bad enough that our generation of the species looks first to a pill for solutions to almost all physical, mental and emotional problems. Even a fairly large segment of what is considered "alternative" or…