The Philosophical Foundations of Environmental Law: Property, Rights and Nature

by Sean Coyle and Karen Morrow

Book Overview

Legal regulation of the environment is often construed as a collection of legislated responses to the problems of modern living. Treated as such, 'environmental law' refers not to a body of distinctive juristic ideas (such as one might find in contract law or tort) but to a body of black-letter rules out of which a distinct jurisprudence might grow. This book challenges the accepted view by arguing that environmental law must be seen not as a mere...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841133590
• ISBN13: 9781841133591
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"