Earth System Law by Louis J Kotz - 9781509994663

Earth System LawGoverning Planetary Transformations in the Anthropocene\nAuthor(s): Louis J Kotz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hart Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781509994663, 978-1509994663\nSynopsis\nWritten by leading experts, this open access book provides the first comprehensive and critical exploration of Earth system law. \n\nEnvironmental law, as it stands, does not meet the challenge of governing the many complex planetary transformations of the Anthropocene. Earth system law marks a new legal paradigmreplacing the fragmented, human-centred, state-based approach with an integrated, Earth-centred approach to planetary governance, purpose-built for our turbulent epoch. \n\nThe book offers innovative proposals for legal principles, actors, institutions, and ethics designed to safeguard the stability and integrity of Earths life-support systems. It also delivers the first full stocktake of the Earth system law framework and its scholar.